Quoting Basil Chupin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > James Knott wrote: >> Janus wrote: >> >>> On Saturday 03 November 2007 23:54, James Knott wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Plug it in. Then open Yast Partitioner. You should see the drive. >>>> Format it and specify the desired mount point. >>>> >>> I go YaST -> System -> Partitioner >>> - and I only see /dev/hda - no external drive. >>> >>> >> >> I just turned on my external 160 GB drive and it shows up in Partitioner >> as /dev/sdc. Do you see anything new, when you plug in that drive? >> > James, the OP did state that he is using SuSE 10.0, and you are using 10.3. > The point here is, does 10.0 have the same ability to recognise USB drives? > If I recall correctly, weren't there some hassles in this area with SuSE > prior to (?)10.2? >
I had no trouble with USB external drives on an up to date SuSE 10.0. It recognized them and mounted them in /media without intervention. With 10.3, it recognizes them, but I have to mount them manually. Look at syslog(s) and see if the system is seeing them. Jeffrey -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
