A friend of mine and I have been using Linux for a long time. But, before my friend or I go out and buy a USB external hard drive, I thought I'd just make sure that it is compatible. So, Here's the question. Does anyone know if the Maxtor OneTouch USB 2.0 drive is compatible or for that matter, Western Digital’s external USB 2.0 drive? My friend and I are looking to use it as a backup media, but don't want to buy it until we are resonably sure it will work. The one-touch backup feature isn't necessary in my book since I can write a script to copy over the files that I want. Another friend of mine had a Seagate variety, and it registered as a USB mass storage device that he could mount and copy things to. Can these other drives work the same way?
I use a 2.4 kernel and he uses a 2.6. Both have hotplug installed and running. Will the hotplug recognize the USB drive and install the correct drivers? If these drives are not usable, can someone recommend one that is? -- [email protected] mailing list
