**James** @baldengineer@social.cleverlibre.org · Jan 09, 2023, 17:01

**James** @baldengineer@social.cleverlibre.org · Jan 09, 2023, 17:01

James @baldengineer@social.cleverlibre.org

Welp. This HDD bag doesn’t say how to prepare for use in Linux with Home Assistant. Guess I have to return it now.

**Trinsec @Qoto** @trinsec@social.cleverlibre.org · 2023-01-09T17:05:12Z

Trinsec @Qoto @trinsec@social.cleverlibre.org

@baldengineer But it says right there to search YouTube for how to format in your OS of choice!

**James** @baldengineer@social.cleverlibre.org · Jan 09, 2023, 17:07

**James** @baldengineer@social.cleverlibre.org · Jan 09, 2023, 17:07

James @baldengineer@social.cleverlibre.org

@trinsec Touché!

**Pat** @Pat@social.cleverlibre.org · Jan 09, 2023, 19:12

**Pat** @Pat@social.cleverlibre.org · Jan 09, 2023, 19:12

Pat @Pat@social.cleverlibre.org

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx

(man dd for details)