e-sata

[Guest]

how can i mount an e-sata drive on kubuntu 8.10 with kde 4.2 beta?

[dibl]

Re: e-sata

There will be exactly zero differences in the mount command, due to the e-sata interface, I'm sure. The real question, I think, is "does my Linux system find the e-sata drive?". Which will depend pretty much entirely on the question "does my BIOS support e-sata connections?"

So, first, with the e-sata drive not connected to your computer, run

sudo fdsk -lu

and

sudo blkid

and copy or print the outputs. Now connect the e-sata drive, power it on, and run the same two commands. It may be necessary to shut down and restart your system, with the e-sata drive connected and running, if it doesn't appear when you connect it to the running system. Compare the outputs, and it should be obvious whether there is a new drive on the system after the second run. The new drive (the one with a UUID that wasn't there before) is the e-sata drive.

As far as partitioning, formatting, and mounting, the procedure will be the same as if it were a PATA or SATA drive.

And, if you're thinking of using it to boot an OS --- I dunno, that may just open a whole 'nother can of worms, so you can make that the subject of a different post.