On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 23:18, Gerard Blacklock wrote: > Anyone had any luck in getting an external USB hard drive to work under > linux? I have had the USB keys working fine by mounting as FAT no probs,
If your drive is supported, then getting it going is about as easy as using a USB key. > Any pointers on where to look regarding this issue? not 100% sure where > to start! With the drive plugged in, use usbview[1] or a similar tool to get the model number or device ID of your drive. Plug those numbers in to the Linux USB working devices list[2] and/or google's linux search. That should give you a good idea of if your device will work, and anything that may need to be done. [1] - http://www.kroah.com/linux-usb/ [2] - http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/ - also http://www.linux-usb.org/ -- Pete -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
