using MD as regular disk drive

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Dikkiedik · Post by **Dikkiedik** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:39 pm

Hi,

I was wondering,

I want to use my sony net md to store regular files on my md's. Is there anyone here with knowledge on how to do so?
Like, create a fs on the disk, etc.

I've googled a bit but can't find anything useful.

Might be handy though, I've got a lot of md's but currently not using it for music and was thinking might use if for files instead.

Dikkiedik · Post by **Dikkiedik** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:20 pm

Nobody?

iverasp · Post by **iverasp** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 1:08 pm

the reason i didnt buy a sony net md was cos the where no software to support it in linux. i doubt you will ever be able to use your md as an external drive, sorry. maybe in windows, but im not sure.

Dikkiedik · Post by **Dikkiedik** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:12 pm

I see.. well it would be cool though. I'm using both windows and linux. I'm going to search a bit for some windows support now..

Had another google for linux support, didn't give me anything usefull so may be your just right about that. Hope not though.

Dikkiedik · Post by **Dikkiedik** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:30 pm

http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4270

Just found out, that if you scroll down a bit using ctrl-f 'files' a couple of times, sony sais it's possible to use net md as an external drive, but not exactly 'how'.. now, when I plug my MD in using USB, windows tells me I plugged it in, but doesn't take any action mounting it as an external drive..

Dikkiedik · Post by **Dikkiedik** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:37 pm

Hit the jackpot:

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripher ... 039700.php

Seems I was a little bit pre-emptive on regular NET MD's capability to be used as an external drive.

Sony is brining something out in japan called the PIT-MD, to using Hi-MD ánd regular MD's as a
new kind of storage. Pretty cool. I'm still wondering though if it's possible to use the NET MD as
such a device to, through some tweaking, hacking.. etc.