On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Kussh Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Am using ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop. Have also tried with ubuntu 8.10 and > 9.10. System is unable to detect and connect to a USB external drive--make > is seagate, capacity is 250 GB, model is called freeagent. > > Have also tried the device in windows7 where it is also not detected. > > The external drive can be felt to be running as its whirring sound can be > felt. Also it glows from the top due to some LEDs which shine thru holes on > the top of the drive's cover. There is only one USB connector cable which > acts both as a power supply cable and a data cable. > > Generally USB devices when plugged in are detected instantly but this is not > the case here. I have also installed pmount etc without any success.
Tried on any other PC? Maybe the drive is faulty..Mine was. -- Abhishek Indoria OLPC Support Volunteer http://support.laptop.org -- Do you have another question? Click here - http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug/post Read archive - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ l...@iitd community mailing list -- http://groups.google.com/group/iitdlug
