Have tried it on 2 computers. Did not work there. You could be right--the drive may be faulty. Will have it checked at the computer shop.
Thanks. Kussh On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Abhishek Indoria < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- 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
