usb 2.0 external HD

[James McKenzie]

Thomas Taylor wrote:

>Hi Netmask:
>
>On Monday 01 November 2004 15:57, acidblue wrote:
>  
>
>>Ummmmmmmm. I did 'modprobe usb-storage'
>>but i get no output, i just goes back to a console prompt:
>>
>>[root at darkstar root]# modprobe usb-storage
>>[root at darkstar root]#
>>
>>does this mean it didn't get loaded?
>>or am I using the wrong syntax?
>>
>>On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 15:29, netmask wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>>My usb 2.0 HD is not recognized by FC2 it's listed in info center under
>>>>'usb', but not under 'Storage Devices'
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>I've never personally used a usb 2.0 hd..  but a question.. did
>>>usb-storage get loaded?  (modprobe usb-storage)
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>How do I mount this HD? Does FC2 have usb 2.0 support? or do I
>>>>have to re-config my kernel?
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>USB 2.0 should work fine
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>netmask
>>>      
>>>
>
>PLEASE add replies to the bottom so we can read down through the problem 
>before your reply.  Nuff said.  On to the problem.
>
>You also need to check the files in "/cet/udev/permissions.d & /rules.d " to 
>see if your device is covered with the existing rules/permissions and whether 
>a symlink is being created. 
>
>Read "man udev" and visit http://www.reactivated.net/udevrules.php for 
>information about usb device rules.
>
>HTH, Tom
>  
>

I mount a USB 2.0 HD formatted as VFAT (FAT32) as
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/largedrive

And I don't write any files over 4GB on it.  That is the limit of file 
size on a FAT32 formatted drive.  If the drive is formatted NTFS, you 
will need a NTFS driver.

James McKenzie