lsusb should list all attached USB devices. Whether the device filesystem is auto-mounted is another issue.
emerge usbutils lsusb On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Lie Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > If it uses standard USB mass storage, then the kernel would support it. > > If the drive has non-standard bells and whistles, then it is possible that > some whistles may not work; unless it is really niche hardware, it is > likely the kernel would have some support for it, but you would want to > check first. > > > On 10 July 2013 09:33, Mark Knecht <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Ryan Dagey <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hello Gurus: >> > >> > >> > >> > We have an office Gentoo server that I want to configure to run backups >> on >> > an external USB drive. I’ve attempted this in the past and ended up >> > purchasing one that was not compatible (I don’t recall the name, started >> > with a B I believe). The issue was lack of Linux drivers/support, only >> > Windows. So I thought it prudent to see if you guys had an experience >> with >> > external drives that work well with Gentoo. Plug and play of course, >> as the >> > drive will be moved to a fire safe when not in engaging backup, but I >> doubt >> > that will be an issue with USB connectivity. It doesn’t need any bells >> and >> > whistles like some of the secure drive have, but we would consider any >> such >> > benefits. We would need at least 1-2TB, price isn’t as much of a >> concern as >> > it is for a business client. It is a 64-bit machine, so 32-bit only is >> out, >> > not sure if that’s as big of a concern anymore. >> > >> > >> > >> > Thanks for any suggestions you can offer. >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Ryan >> >> I haven't had any problem with the 5 external USB drives I have. They >> are either off-the-shelf Buffalo 500GB USB drives or I've purchased 3 >> NexStar 3 cases and put WD 1TB drives in them. Choose a file system >> that allows labeling and if you're lucky like me you likely won't have >> any problems. >> >> Good luck, >> Mark >> >> >
