If it wasn't detected on Ubuntu and Windows, then it is probably a hardware issue. Try alternate USB ports. Also, try your HDD on another computer to identify where the problem really lies.
-- Regards, Sanket Medhi.
-----Original Message----- From: linuxers-bounces@mm.ilug-bom.org.in [mailto:linuxers-bounces@mm.ilug-bom.org.in] On Behalf Of Rony Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:00 AM To: GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] external drive problem in ubuntu
Kussh Singh wrote:
Am using ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop. Have also tried with ubuntu 8.10 and 9.10. System is unable to detect and connect to a USB external drive--make is seagate, capacity is 250 GB, model is called freeagent.
Have also tried the device in windows7 where it is also not detected.
The external drive can be felt to be running as its whirring sound can be felt. Also it glows from the top due to some LEDs which shine thru holes
on
the top of the drive's cover. There is only one USB connector cable which acts both as a power supply cable and a data cable.
Generally USB devices when plugged in are detected instantly but this is
not
the case here. I have also installed pmount etc without any success.
Is your usb port supporting the power of the drive? Have you cross checked this drive on other USB ports behind your pc as well as on other machines? I have seen machines that take USB pen drives but cannot take the portable disk. It is the limitation of your motherboard's USB ports.