Recognizing Drives

[Joseph]

PEDRO MACANAS VALVERDE wrote:
> *De:* Joseph
> *Enviado el:* mar 01/04/2008 18:19
> *Para:* Ubuntu user technical support,not for general discussions
> *Asunto:* Re: Recognizing Drives
> 
> Robert Perry wrote:
>  >> I have an old machine running Ubuntu 6.06 with an internal SCSI ZIP
>  > drive and it works perfectly. 
> 
>  >Interface?  I just hooked it up, booted the computer, XP found the new 
> hardware and installed the
> drivers....   then it was recognized and usable.  That's the only thing 
> I have with Ubuntu....   all
> the codes...   After about 15 years of being online, I'm still trying to 
> get used to HTML....   <grin>
> 
> I think Linux desktops (freedesktops) would  use the message: "new 
> hardware found" and use generic (or customized ) drivers.
> 
> Regards.
> 


I've hooked up both the zip drive and a CD/DVD Burner and neither was recognized by Ubuntu...

Joseph