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Recently got an old hdd from irAdv6275 want to use it in irA8105 but i couldn't format it using pc, is there any way to format it and then use it for another machine.
Not sure if it would work, but you can try installing it in the 8105, then format it and load system software as if it was a new HDD.
Thanks I will try this but why I cannot format hdd in pc, windows says cannot initialise disk, linux says some probe error I/o error.Originally Posted by ReproKev
Regarding Linux have you tried pasting the error from the terminal into google?
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yes , this error "failed to probe the device udisks-error-quark 0 on sdb" also tried gparted it cannot create partition table neither dd utility is working, It looks like we cannot use canon hdd on any other device, even cannot format it.
Have you tried the following to see the partitions, it should look something like the following (a raspberry pi)
sudo fdisk -l
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1 8192 532479 524288 256M c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk0p2 532480 62333951 61801472 29.5G 83 Linux
Or you could just put the hard drive in the other copier and see if it works.
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I recently found out it is not possible to format a newer Canon HDD in a USB caddy etc due to the HDD encryption Canon uses.
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I thought as much.
When you think you have made a procedure idiot proof your company employs a better idiot.
Yes drive not detected here but it's visible in disks utility
So drive is dead now? Or they change hdd firmware, I also tried writing all zeroes using dd and it worked but again cannot alter the partition table
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