If it wasn't detected on Ubuntu and Windows, then it is probably a hardware issue. Try alternate USB ports. Also, try your HDD on another computer to identify where the problem really lies.
-- Regards, Sanket Medhi. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rony Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:00 AM To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] external drive problem in ubuntu Kussh Singh wrote: > Am using ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop. Have also tried with ubuntu 8.10 and > 9.10. System is unable to detect and connect to a USB external drive--make > is seagate, capacity is 250 GB, model is called freeagent. > > Have also tried the device in windows7 where it is also not detected. > > The external drive can be felt to be running as its whirring sound can be > felt. Also it glows from the top due to some LEDs which shine thru holes on > the top of the drive's cover. There is only one USB connector cable which > acts both as a power supply cable and a data cable. > > Generally USB devices when plugged in are detected instantly but this is not > the case here. I have also installed pmount etc without any success. > > Is your usb port supporting the power of the drive? Have you cross checked this drive on other USB ports behind your pc as well as on other machines? I have seen machines that take USB pen drives but cannot take the portable disk. It is the limitation of your motherboard's USB ports. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
