Can't detect an external 500GB HDD

[Willy K. Hamra]

Vladimir wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Got new an external hard disk drive with USB and eSATA ports.
> When I plug it in lsusb doesn't detect this new device.
> I have two boxes Kubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.27 and Fedora 11, 2.6.30 I think; 
> none can see this device.
> On another machine running WinXP the device properly recognized means not 
> faulty.
> 
> Any help would appreciate.
> 
> Thanks,
> Vlad
> 
> 
> 
 open a konsole session, and plug the HDD. 10 seconds after you plug it,
type in konsole:

dmesg | tail

and tell me what the output of the command is. thanks.

-- 
Willy K. Hamra
Manager of Hamra Information Systems
Co. Manager of Zeina Computer & Billy Net
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