Re: Maxtor "OneTouch" External HardDrive

Mannr_at_uwaterloo.ca
Date: 02/02/04 

Date: 02 Feb 2004 04:29:11 -0500

baard.kopperud@bigfoot.com (Baard Ove Kopperud) writes:

> I've been thinking about buying a Maxtor "OneTouch"
> External HardDrive. It connects to Firewire and/or
> USB, and has a boutton that (in Windows and Mac OS X)
> launches a program for backing-up what the user has
> specified.
>
> The drive comes with drivers and programs for Windows
> and Mac OS X.
>
> I mostly use Linux, and was wondering if -- at least
> if I forget about the OneTouch-button (would be neat
> though) -- would be able to use it under Linux without
> any extra drivers (apart from Linux's USB-,SCSI-and
> miscillanious-drivers)... or would I need some specific
> driver for the device?
>
> If I do, are such drivers availble for Linux?
>
> As I understand it, Mac OS X is Linux in the bottom...
> would I be able to use the driver -- and perhaps
> program -- intended for OS X ?
>
> Is it possible to partition such a drive (I plan
> to buy one that is 250GB is size) -- and maybe
> use a more Linux-friendly filesystem than FAT in
> some partitions?
>
> Does anybody here have experience using such a device
> under Linux?
>
> TIA,
> -Koppe

Yep, I've got several Maxtor drives running (with firewire). I'm using
5000DV (160G, 7200rpm), 5000XT (250G, 5400rpm).

Compile a recent kernel, like 2.4.24, include firewire support. They
show up as SCSI drives.

sudo /sbin/insmod ieee1394
sudo /sbin/insmod ohci1394
sudo /sbin/insmod raw1394
sudo /sbin/insmod sbp2
sudo /usr/local/bin/rescan-scsi-bus.sh

mount /dev/sdXN /<mt point>

X is drive letter, N is part #.

Details at:
  www.linux1394.org

   Richard

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