... that's a tricky question, the controller is embedded on the motherboard. But it should not really matter. I use an eSATA cradle. After inserting the hard drive in it I do a dmesg to see if the kernel detected the device insertion then an "fdisk -l" to see what device the kernel is seeing. The rest is just a matter of "mount:.
Philippe ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Citek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 5:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [cwelug] Re: eSATA On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:26 PM, Breton, Philippe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's the first time I reply to the list. I did not assist the CWLUG in a long > time. I should change that. Welcome. And thanks for your response. > As far as eSATA on Linux, I have been using it for a while now, just like > USB. Well just like with USB or Firewire the disk is detected and can be > mounted manually or automatically. As far as bandwidth it depends on the SATA > version and the spec of the HD of course. Hope it helps. That's good to hear. What card are you using? Regards, - Robert The materials in this message are private and may contain Protected Healthcare Information or other information of a sensitive nature. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone or return mail. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
