External Hard Drives and UBUNTU

[Scott (angrykeyboarder)]

ubuntu prole spake thusly:
> 
> 
> On 10/24/07, *elmo* <elmo at ne.rr.com <mailto:elmo at ne.rr.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I just received an unexpected gift of a Western Digital My Book
>     Essential External Hard Drive.  Before opening the box and installing
>     it,  I'd like to know if there are any problems with using it (or any
>     external hard drive) with UBUNTU. 
> 
> 
> 
> A quick search on ubuntu forums resulted in this.
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/search.php?searchid=29672709
> 

You might have wanted to narrow your search just a tad.....

But back to the question at hand...

I've not used a WD external (or internal for that matter), but I've had
no trouble with the following:

USB 2.0:	 Maxtor OneTouch III (750 GB and 500 GB).
		 LaCie d2 w/Triple Interface (250 GB Seagate Drive)
		 LaCie d2 w/Triple Interface (250 GB Hitachi Drive)

IEEE 1394a (Firewire) See USB 2.0
IEEE 1394b (Firewire 800) See USB 2.0

I'm impressed.  Another *cough*Mandriva*20078*cough* distro doesn't do
1394b (at least not for me anyway).

In other words, I'd say chances are very good that it will work fine. :)




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            Scott
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