Greetings,

I've read many discussions regarding USB file storage support on Slackware 10.1 with the default kernel, but I haven't figured out if they pertain to USB flash "pens" or to external USB 2.0 harddrives?

So - quick question - will default Slackware 10.1 with 2.4.29 kernel work with an external Maxtor USB 2.0 hardisk of 120GB ? Any performance or compatibility issues?

Thank you for reading.

-Y1

should't you just be able to add /dev/sda1 or something to your fstab?

Just a shot in the dark... It works on my digital camera which counts as a USB storage device!

Oholiab,

The question is more how the 2.4.x kernel handles the USB 2.0 block device and thus if it allows a realistic file transfer rate, or if it indeed supports large USB 2.0 harddisks at all.

I am currently using it fine on SuSE 9.2 with the 2.6.x kernel, and use some 2.6.x specific calls to manage it, hence the question of 2.4.x slackware "out-of-the-box" support before I nuke my SuSE 9.2 system in favor of Slackware...

-Y1

Yalla-One,

You don't need to be concerned about the 2.4.29 kernel in
Slackware-10.1. Since you already have a 2.6 kernel you're
happy with, just save your .config file and sources. After you
get Slackware installed, just unpack your sources and then
cp your old .config to ./linux-2.6.x/ and run "make oldconfig"
and save it and then run "make dep && make bzImage &&
make modules && make modules_install" then cp your new
bzImage and System.map to /boot and setup LILO and run
lilo and reboot your shiny new Slackware Linux system. =)

whoops...

I seem to forget sometimes that not everyone is as clueless as me o.o;
sorrybout that!