USB 300G maxtor hard drive and usb dvd writer

eliassal · 11-04-2010, 04:36 AM

I have a 300G usb maxtor hard drive, I plug it to my fedora 13 pc, nothing happens, I dont see the hard drive in my computer.
Sshould fedora mount the right away or is there a process to follow (mount/unmount), if yes, can you please pojnt me to a step by step.
Also, I need to attach an external usb dvd writer, would it be the same thing or would it be recognized by fedora

Thanks in advance

mf93 · 11-04-2010, 09:08 PM

for the drive try

Code:

# mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt

as root. If fedora doesnt support root login then as user try

Code:

$sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt

then type in your password