How do I make my Seagate 2Tb usb hdd work in Linux?

BW-userx · 01-23-2018, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DVOM

My system is Live Knoppix 7.0.2 installed on hard drive, with kernel 3.3.7

That OS was released in 2012.

Edit: Other than that, when I have problems mounting drives, I check to see if I've got "gvfs", "autofs" and "udisks2" installed.

so why did you buy an old car when you can get a new one at the same price?

kilgoretrout · 01-23-2018, 04:39 PM

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either way the external hdds are made to not pull a lot of watts, volts, amps, or whatever to work off a usb port.

That has not been my experience with USB2 and external, standard 2.5 inch hard drives. When connected to only one USB2 port, sometimes the drive would work and sometimes it wouldn't. I had to use a special cable with two plugs on one end allowing you to plug into two USB2 ports to get consistent operation. They look something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-3-Fe...dual+usb+cable

All the USB2 enclosures for 2.5 inch hard drives that I've seen came with this special type of cable. I believe a standard 2.5 inch hard drive requires a little more power than a single USB2 port can deliver.

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Actually, I think Emerson might have this one sussed ... see post #2. Last time this type of behaviour happened to me, it was indeed insufficient power (or interpreted as such). Mine was a USB 3.0 device, but I was plugging it into a USB 2.0 port ... Solved the problem with one of those cables that lets you plug the device into 2 USB ports on the computer, simultaneously. Worth experimenting ...

I agree based upon my experience as stated above. At least it's worth trying.

Another thing you might want to look at is your USB3 controller. When USB3 first came out, some of the early USB3 controllers either did not work in linux or were problematic. I had one on an Asus Intel Z68 motherboard(Intel Sandybridge) that was manufactured by Asmedia that I could never get working in linux. In order to determine your USB3 controller run:

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$ lspci | grep USB

BW-userx · 01-23-2018, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kilgoretrout

That has not been my experience with USB2 and external, standard 2.5 inch hard drives. When connected to only one USB2 port, sometimes the drive would work and sometimes it wouldn't. I had to use a special cable with two plugs on one end allowing you to plug into two USB2 ports to get consistent operation. They look something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-3-Fe...dual+usb+cable

All the USB2 enclosures for 2.5 inch hard drives that I've seen came with this special type of cable. I believe a standard 2.5 inch hard drive requires a little more power than a single USB2 port can deliver.

I agree based upon my experience as stated above.

every 2.5 internal and external hdd I've used as external, the new ones on the market, that is, I have never had a power issue with them on my USB 2.0 and US 3.0 ports.

and no I am not saying it is not a power issue only unlikely, because it is a new external hdd, but it does not hurt to give it that boost off a car battery, or wall plug to see if that will fix this issue.

I wish OP would do so to see if it does work or not work then that is one more thing eliminated.