usb 2.0 external HD
James McKenzie
jjmckenzie51 at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 2 02:08:21 UTC 2004
Thomas Taylor wrote:
>Hi Netmask:
>
>On Monday 01 November 2004 15:57, acidblue wrote:
>
>
>>Ummmmmmmm. I did 'modprobe usb-storage'
>>but i get no output, i just goes back to a console prompt:
>>
>>[root at darkstar root]# modprobe usb-storage
>>[root at darkstar root]#
>>
>>does this mean it didn't get loaded?
>>or am I using the wrong syntax?
>>
>>On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 15:29, netmask wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>My usb 2.0 HD is not recognized by FC2 it's listed in info center under
>>>>'usb', but not under 'Storage Devices'
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I've never personally used a usb 2.0 hd.. but a question.. did
>>>usb-storage get loaded? (modprobe usb-storage)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>How do I mount this HD? Does FC2 have usb 2.0 support? or do I
>>>>have to re-config my kernel?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>USB 2.0 should work fine
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>netmask
>>>
>>>
>
>PLEASE add replies to the bottom so we can read down through the problem
>before your reply. Nuff said. On to the problem.
>
>You also need to check the files in "/cet/udev/permissions.d & /rules.d " to
>see if your device is covered with the existing rules/permissions and whether
>a symlink is being created.
>
>Read "man udev" and visit http://www.reactivated.net/udevrules.php for
>information about usb device rules.
>
>HTH, Tom
>
>
I mount a USB 2.0 HD formatted as VFAT (FAT32) as
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/largedrive
And I don't write any files over 4GB on it. That is the limit of file
size on a FAT32 formatted drive. If the drive is formatted NTFS, you
will need a NTFS driver.
James McKenzie
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