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vicky4u_hyd 06-11-2004 11:56 AM

External Hard Drives for Linux
 
Hello all,

I have a Redhat 8.0 Server on my machine and would like to have an 300GB external Hard Drive installed on this machine for my extra storage.
Every dealer of External Hard Drive I see does not have Linux in their Support. Is there any Company where i can get a 300GB external Hard Drive for Linux.

Thank you
Vikram Gollakota

heathpitts 06-11-2004 12:16 PM

are you trying to hook it up by firewire, usb2, or other? Just because they don't "support" linux doesn't mean it won't work. It just has to be mounted and formatted to work in linux. Most if not all external drives should work just fine in linux.

vicky4u_hyd 06-11-2004 12:38 PM

Hello Heath,

Thanks for the reply
Actually i am looking for a USB hook up method. So I can go ahead and buy any External Drive and try to hook it up. Do I need to do some special mounting to get it hooked up with Linux.

Thanks
Vikram

heathpitts 06-11-2004 12:50 PM

Many times no. Since you are using redhat I am not sure of the specifics. Using debian it is hotplug that makes usb/firewire devices show up. then just mount the dev under a folder and you are ready to go. You could always burn a knoppix cd and boot off that. Then you would know whether your hardware is working correctly or not.

antipop 06-11-2004 05:31 PM

I'm sorry to talk about my problem here but i was wondering if anyone knows how to make usb2.0 work under debian?

I have an external HDD and it's a usb2.0 drive (tested fine under windows), with debian, it's recognized (i added a part in the fstab file) and i'ts working fine but the transfer speed is less than 1Mb/s which is why i assume it's only working as a usb1 drive.

heathpitts 06-11-2004 07:29 PM

what kernel are you using? I believe the support is included in kernel 2.4.23 and above (including 2.6) If your kernel version is lower than that you may need to update the kernel to get the module support.

antipop 06-11-2004 11:20 PM

I'm using the kernel 2.4.26, should i update to a more recent version of the kernel (i heard the 2.4.26 was the best version)

heathpitts 06-12-2004 09:03 AM

try booting with a knoppix >ver 3.4 cd. http://www.knoppix.net See what your transfer speed is on it. You can boot off of either the 2.4.x kernel or 2.6.x kernel from the same cd. Since knoppix is based on debian, this would tell you if the kernel version is what is slowing your drive down or if it is a driver issue with your particular card.

issue the command lspci and post what the usb controller line says. We may be able to figure out more about the problem with that info. also use dmesg to see if there are any other errors on hardware loading.

enyawix 06-12-2004 09:51 AM

Get a usb2 drive they are easy to support. I am working on a support page my linux hardware site now. I will pay for any help i can get.

antipop 06-12-2004 10:06 AM

10x heathpitts, i'll try that next week end, i'm pretty busy atm

enyawix 06-12-2004 11:24 AM

antipop debian is based on software that is too old. upgread the usb tools and kernel by hand.

KingofBLASH 06-12-2004 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vicky4u_hyd
Hello Heath,

Thanks for the reply
Actually i am looking for a USB hook up method. So I can go ahead and buy any External Drive and try to hook it up. Do I need to do some special mounting to get it hooked up with Linux.

Thanks
Vikram

Hey,

Before you get happy with the USB 2.0 drive, is there a reason you want USB over Firewire? IIRC Firewire has a lot more throughput than USB, and might be better if you don't have a reason for needing USB. BTW, what kind of USB drive did you buy? I have to go out and buy one at some point too. My laptop doesn't have a firewire port :(

enyawix 06-12-2004 01:39 PM

USB2 is faster than firewire and the linux driver is more stable.

antipop 06-12-2004 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by enyawix
USB2 is faster than firewire and the linux driver is more stable.
usb 2.0 has the same theorical speed than firewire
I would have bought the firewire version but my bro comp doesn't have firewire, and usb 2.0 is more common than firewire

enyawix 06-12-2004 02:51 PM

Quote:

usb 2.0 has the same theorical speed than firewire
USB2 is rated at 480 firewire is rated at 400


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