On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 07:53:24AM +1100, David Kempe wrote: > 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, > > > >Any pointers on where to look regarding this issue? not 100% sure where > >to start! > > is it usb2? > you need a recent kernel.. then just use the usbstorage module and dmesg > should tell you it added /dev/sda or whatever
I had trouble till I realised I also needed the sd_mod module for the hard disk (I think sr_mod if it's a CD device). -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
