08-01-2022, 11:59 AM
Try formatting to FAT32 (not 16) first - there's a chance that having done that, your TV might recognise it and be able to format it.
I know that seems weird, but my digital sound desk behaves in a similar way - it runs its own operating system (not Linux or similar). On the plus side, this means it boots in just a couple of seconds rather than the minute or two (or more!) that many digital sound desks take, but sadly that means that it does have some quirks when it comes to USB devices. Including the need to format them using the sound desk itself, even though it appears to just use a standard format on the face of it.
This sound desk is notoriously fussy about memory sticks and external drives - again, probably as it doesn't run a "standard" OS - and almost every week someone asks on the forums for the latest list of known-compatible devices. Part of the reason for being fussy is because it can do multi-channel recording straight to USB disc, which requires very high sustained data rates. One thing that is especially frustrating: sometimes manufacturers change the innards of their USB drives with no external indication, and that means that certain ostensibly identical USBs might or might not work, and you've got no way of knowing until you try it.
Guess that's a long way of saying your Lacie simply might not be compatible with your telly. Do you have any other drives you could try?
I know that seems weird, but my digital sound desk behaves in a similar way - it runs its own operating system (not Linux or similar). On the plus side, this means it boots in just a couple of seconds rather than the minute or two (or more!) that many digital sound desks take, but sadly that means that it does have some quirks when it comes to USB devices. Including the need to format them using the sound desk itself, even though it appears to just use a standard format on the face of it.
This sound desk is notoriously fussy about memory sticks and external drives - again, probably as it doesn't run a "standard" OS - and almost every week someone asks on the forums for the latest list of known-compatible devices. Part of the reason for being fussy is because it can do multi-channel recording straight to USB disc, which requires very high sustained data rates. One thing that is especially frustrating: sometimes manufacturers change the innards of their USB drives with no external indication, and that means that certain ostensibly identical USBs might or might not work, and you've got no way of knowing until you try it.
Guess that's a long way of saying your Lacie simply might not be compatible with your telly. Do you have any other drives you could try?
