Note: I see in a previous post you have a PS3 - the answer I'm giving is PS3 specific.
bonfire89 wrote:if I put in a new HD install YDL, then put back in the old HD will everything be back to the way it was before I started fiddling?
Yes - for the most part. The only thing to keep in mind is if you had Linux on your old drive, and you had to load a different otheros.bld for the Linux on the new drive, you need to put the original otheros.bld back when you're done. You might do this if you decide to install YDL 6.0 after using YDL 5.0.1, for example. (This is the
Install Other OS pick from the PS3's XMB.)
otheros.bld isn't contained on the HD - it's in the PS3's firmware - so you have to reload the old firmware when you put your old drive back in.
additionally, I'm starting to gather the XMB is not installed on the HDs?
Well - kinda. The PS3's GameOS is contained in Firmware - so it stays the same between HDD swaps. However, various things from the GameOS side are stored on the HDD. From:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playsta ... id=1963427-----------------------------
My Hard Disk Drive Appears To Not Have As Much Space As Advertised!
a few reasons cause this effect:
- Manufacturers calculate drive size as 1 gigabyte as (10^9) not as (2^30)
- Consumer confusion caused by non standard units of measure
- PS3 internally uses 2^30, Manufacturers of Drives use 10^9
- Firmware - while stored and used mostly in flash memory - has a backup copy on the HDD
- Swap File that is approximately 10% of drive size (80 gig... 7 gig swap file)
- Future System Updates reserved space
1, 2, 3 are confirmed 4 is supposition.
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Cheers,
Paul