On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 07:44:20PM +0100, Thomas De Groote wrote: > Hey all, > > Could someone please tell me what I have to look for if I want to use > an external USB HD enclosure with Debian? I was thinking of getting the > Mentor one (http://www.bona.com.tw:8888/pc/ME-350UF.htm), using the USB > on the linux and the FW on my mac. It will not be to boot with, only to > carry data from univ to home and back. > > > Thanks for all input, > > Thomas > Hi Thomas, when I got my usb 1.0 3.5" hd drive or my digital camera, I just plugged them in and set shows up in /var/log/messages usb devices show up as scsi. Ususally /dev/sda1. I think I would install the usbmgr and hotplug scripts and add an entry to /etc/fstab (if you want an to type a few less characters). Dont know abot usb2 or FW but with the newer kernels 2.4.2x or 2.6 it may be easier... -Kev
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