Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Frank Peters <frank.peters@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Drivers For USB HDD
Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 15:03:14
Message-Id: 20120507093458.a9840e1f.frank.peters@comcast.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Drivers For USB HDD by "Thomas Rösner"
1 On Mon, 07 May 2012 12:51:58 +0200
2 Thomas Rösner <thomas.roesner@××××××××××××××.de> wrote:
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5 > What you also need is sd (which creates the accordingly
6 > named /dev/sd? device).
7 >
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9 Since I use SATA exclusively, sd is built in to the kernel.
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11 As Paul Hartman has indicated, all that should be necessary
12 are the sg and usb-storage modules.
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14 The Seagate drive has already been returned to the seller.
15 I am expecting a Western Digital Elements 2TB USB HDD to
16 arrive in a few days. If this new drive also fails then I
17 will post more information.
18
19 Frank Peters

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