Re: USB hard drives
Openbsd 3.9 does not seem to support vfat file systems. Before mounting your external usb harddrive you probably want to make sure that the drive is formatted as a msdos or ext2 file system. I had this problem with a iomega external drive. Salim On 9/16/06, Default User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does OpenBSD 3.9 RELEASE support usb external hard drives? I am considering getting one, like the Seagate 6-Gb pocket drive, to back up data from an i386 system, but could not determine from the OBSD i386 hardware information whether such drives are supported.
Re: USB hard drives
I use OpenBSD 3.8 on a Powerbook G4, and when I connect my USB external hard drive, this is my output: Sep 20 12:10:41 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0: Prolific Technology Inc. Mass Storage Device, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2 Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: scsibus1 at umass0: 2 targets But how can I mount it ??? Regards --- Default User [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribis: On 2006/09/16 23:49, Default User wrote: Does OpenBSD 3.9 RELEASE support usb external hard drives? On Sun, 2006-09-17 at 02:21 +0100, Stuart Henderson wrote: Generally yes, this type of drive is supported by umass(4). CONFIRMED. At least the Seagate 6Gb pocket USB external hard drive works fine under OpenBSD i386 RELEASE. It does indeed use the umass driver, which is already installed by default. It works on both a desktop workstation and a laptop. Thanks for the replies.
Re: USB hard drives
On 9/20/06, Rafael Morales [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use OpenBSD 3.8 on a Powerbook G4, and when I connect my USB external hard drive, this is my output: Sep 20 12:10:41 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0: Prolific Technology Inc. Mass Storage Device, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2 Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: scsibus1 at umass0: 2 targets But how can I mount it ??? http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#flashmem
Re: USB hard drives
On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 12:26:48PM -0500, Rafael Morales wrote: I use OpenBSD 3.8 on a Powerbook G4, and when I connect my USB external hard drive, this is my output: Sep 20 12:10:41 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0: Prolific Technology Inc. Mass Storage Device, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2 Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only Sep 20 12:10:43 Apocalypsis /bsd: scsibus1 at umass0: 2 targets On my (i386) box, a USB key: umass0 at uhub1 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 umass0: Packard Portable Player, rev 1.10/10.01, addr 2 umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only scsibus1 at umass0: 2 targets sd0 at scsibus1 targ 1 lun 0: Packard, Portable Player, 0100 SCSI2 0/direct removable sd0: 489MB, 122 cyl, 64 head, 32 sec, 2048 bytes/sec, 250560 sec total As one could imagine, disklabel sd0 gives the information required... however, if you don't have a 'sd0' type message, you'd need someone who actually knows something about hardware. Joachim
Re: USB hard drives
On 2006/09/16 23:49, Default User wrote: Does OpenBSD 3.9 RELEASE support usb external hard drives? On Sun, 2006-09-17 at 02:21 +0100, Stuart Henderson wrote: Generally yes, this type of drive is supported by umass(4). CONFIRMED. At least the Seagate 6Gb pocket USB external hard drive works fine under OpenBSD i386 RELEASE. It does indeed use the umass driver, which is already installed by default. It works on both a desktop workstation and a laptop. Thanks for the replies.
USB hard drives
Does OpenBSD 3.9 RELEASE support usb external hard drives? I am considering getting one, like the Seagate 6-Gb pocket drive, to back up data from an i386 system, but could not determine from the OBSD i386 hardware information whether such drives are supported.
Re: USB hard drives
On 2006/09/16 23:49, Default User wrote: Does OpenBSD 3.9 RELEASE support usb external hard drives? Generally yes, this type of drive is supported by umass(4). If a particular device doesn't work, try again with a -current snapshot, if it still fails then post back here with a complete dmesg, usbdevs -dv, and as much information as you can give about how it fails. could not determine from the OBSD i386 hardware information whether such drives are supported. i386.html: USB Mass Storage devices, i.e., USB floppy drives and USB memory stick controllers (umass). I think this could do with s/i.e./e.g./ and maybe add something about other supported devices - it works as you'd expect with most IDE-USB bridges connected to hard drives, CD writers, etc.
Re: External, USB hard drives
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Steven Bowers wrote: Any comments on the Buslink drives? I found a site selling both 1.1 and 2.0 drives for a some-what reasonable price. Seems like all the USB 2.0 stuff is 120GB or greater and $100 and up. Since I'm primarily backing up about 1MB of data I'm not sure I need that much capacity Any suggestions on something under $100? Get thee a USB thumb drive (solid state) - for that small an amount of data, you don't need a HD. Lee Leland V. Lammert[EMAIL PROTECTED] Chief Scientist Omnitec Corporation Network/Internet Consultants www.omnitec.net
Re: External, USB hard drives
Quoting Steven Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED]: speaking are they all compatible? Are there specific brands/models to stay away from? I have a USB2/Firewire combo unit based on the Prolific PL-3507 chipset. It is problematic and doing a search for it with Google finds that many other people have disasterous trouble with this garbage chipset. Some can supposedly be almost fixed with firmware updates done via software, but the first revision cant (desoldering required). I have the first version but I'd rather stay away from them altogether. A chipset to stay away from. Found in cheap units. A have a USB2 Lacie 80GB unit which works well. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au
Re: External, USB hard drives
On 6/23/05, Steven Bowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to attach an external USB hard drive to my 3.7 machine so that I can back various files on a scheduled basis. Not having used a USB drive before thought I would ask here about them first. I am using a Seagate 80 GB USB 2.0 hard drive and it works fine. I am running OpenBSD 3.6. -- Kind regards, Jonathan
