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3 years ago Hi beaugenereux,
the script is trying to autodetect a compatible device, checking if the ID of the device starts with the string "Western_DigitalMy". If that's not present the script will return the error you pointed out.
Unfortunately I have no idea if "WDC WD10PURZ-85U8XY0" is using the same encryption/decryption mechanism hence if it's compatible with this script.
What you can do - at your own risk - is to manually identify your device (as instance with "fdisk -l" or "lsblk --nodeps" commands) and then specify the device location with the argument "-d".
Let's imagine your hard-disk is on "/dev/sdd" you will need to run the script as following:
./wdpassport-utils.py -d /dev/sdd
Hello!
I purchased a surveillance hard-drive (WDC WD10PURZ-85U8XY0) for my NVR kit and I am stuck: it is locked, cannot be formatted nor detected by the NVR kit. Furthermore, it is an internal hard-drive and I do not have access to Windows to run the official WD software.
I am on Linux Mint (Cinnamon) so I tried to make Wine work with WD Security/Disk Utility software but it fails trying to install some .NET stuff.
Trying a different approach, I found your code. It is by far the closest I have been to a solution but the script simply tells me that:
Is there a way to modify this script so it can unlock an internal hard-drive?
Thanks in advance!