2009/12/30 nev young nev@nevilley.demon.co.uk:
James Bensley wrote:
Well if you really aren't sure then don't buy it, I find it very hard to believe you can't get an NTFS drive to work under Linux that was working under windows, not you personally but I mean in general, if it works in Windows it should work in Linux its just a case of finding out how to make it work. I would start by formatting it as NTFS in Linux then using it in Windows and not the other way around, I have never had a problem this way round?
You're missing the point. Linux doesn't recognise it at all. I can't format a drive if the system can't see it.
Unlike my older USB external drive that creates a device /dev/sdd1 on the desktop which I can then mount.
-- nev
Not that it is any consolation but i have had similar with an expensive usb drive, nice fancy pen type with a laser light on it which was useful when i was teaching. Works fine in win98, winxp but no recognition in any linux distro. Of course all the cheapo one's work i've found - it was the only thing in linux i've found that won't work. I bought two of them... money wasted!
It has a different chip in it, it would seem as the same manufacturer does quite a range and another model i have works fine.
james