usb_modeswitch can only help if the device needs a special initialization before becoming useable in a standard way.
The indication for this is that Windows will ask for driver installation when the disk is plugged in for the first time. If it works on Windows right away with no installation required at all, then the USB storage driver of Linux is the place to try fixes or work-arounds. Googling for this device brought up only cries for help w/ respect to Linux - so far, I could not find any indication of a successful connection. The official product page lists only OS X and Windows as supported systems. In case there IS a driver required on Windows, you might be able to catch the initial traffic between this driver and the device once the thing is re-plugged. In a second step, the initiating command(s) can possibly be 'replayed' in Linux. This is the usual way usb_modeswitch works. Note that if a special Windows driver is required for actually ACCESSING the disk (not just for initialization), then a new Linux driver may be required as well ... Josua Dietze -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
