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[BUG] Still having problems with an USB Drive
Lennart Sorensen lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca linux debian ports x86-64 On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 05:27:44PM -0700, Kenward Vaughan wrote: Isn't it possible to create one on a usb drive, or from a mount point from which an ISO image can be generated? I was thinking of trying to roll my own kernel, then replace the

True Image Restore From USB Drive
From what I've read in google searches it seems that the external USB disk is not recognized at the time the kernel runs because the USB modules haven't yet loaded. I managed to restore the MBR by booting the laptop into DOS and doing a fdisk /mbr but now I have an external drive with Linux on it - but for which I

Firewire HDD support in DOS under XP
Mike F. m6...@yahoo.com microsoft public windowsxp hardware I recently installed an external Iomega USB 2 CD-RW drive on my Athlon 1.0 Gig system running Windows XP Pro. I have a Buslink USB 2 card installed. When I boot my machine, the Iomega USB drive is not recognized, and is not listed with my other drives in

Hard drive restore
For full system backup, you would need a different softwar, but be forwarned that you can't do emergency restores from a usb drive as usb is not recognized in dos. veritas.com novastor.com both above have backup software for cdrw. Make sure your drive is supported. there is other backup software too,

USB recognition via CD boot
... <nicholson.rob...@gmail.com> wrote: The other problem is that the four USB ports on the machine are recognized and the /dev/ directory has character devices usb1 to usb4 but plugging in any usb drive (including a USB pen drive) causes the system to hang for about 4 seconds and then the drive is not recognized.

Windows XP Home does not recognize external drive
The drive is a WD 250 Gb in external USB case, not partitioned, one single 250 Gb drive. Works fine on my Thinkpad laptop w/XP. When I put it in the W2000 Pro machine, with all Windows updates and turn the drive on, nothing happens, not recognized at all. I reboot the machine w/USB drive running,

USB NTFS disk not recognized by ME
Stan & Kerry: The issue here is how the OP can format his 250 GB USB external hard drive FAT32. It is *not* a question of *working* with that drive in a Win98 COM command had a similar problem in that when it was used to format a partition > 64 GB, the correct size of the drive would not be recognized at the

USB Flash drives not recognized
We have encountered far too many unexplained problems affecting detection/recognition of these devices and their erratic functioning not to believe that something is seriously amiss in this area. We continually encounter situations where a USB 2.0 device - generally involving a flash drive or USB external hard

Hard drive Problem/Data Recovery
Have you ever used a Firewire or USB drive to bood the main OS you're using? I suggest you actually do a Firewire drive vs. internal or external SATA drive comparisson. so as to not inadvertantly include any potential timing differences from the BIOS's logic for its selection which startup disk.

USB Flash drives not recognized
Now after booting, I need to point the installation program to my external USB2.0 hard drive. all the modules seem to be loaded, yet my USB drive is not recognized. Are you sure? What says '/sbin/lsmod', which output from 'fdisk -l'? Is there something I'm missing ? (I used manual installation option) Mounting the

Firewire HDD support in DOS under XP
I am not sure how to check if BIOS recognises USB devices, as requested. The BIOS setup does not list drives. If I boot with the 256 USB drive and a flash connected, Vista displays message that it is looking for a driver cannot find one... Ah, new evidence. Try this workaround for a known Vista bug: Delete the file

USB Drive not recognized - Driving me crazy!!!
The other problem is that the four USB ports on the machine are recognized and the /dev/ directory has character devices usb1 to usb4 but plugging in any usb drive (including a USB pen drive) causes the system to hang for about 4 seconds and then the drive is not recognized. There are no /dev/da* devices,

W2000 hard disc size limit -
nomadicwo...@hotmail.com comp sys mac system I have an old imac that I'm trying to install Darwin on, and I'm not getting anywhere. Any ideas? Is there any way to boot from a floppy USB drive? I found the bootx file on the CD I burned but it's not recognized as an application, so not sure what to do with it.

True Image Restore From USB Drive
Shel s...@XXXieee.org comp sys ibm pc hardware storage I am using a True Image rescue disk to restore an image from a USB external drive. However, the USB drive is not recognized when I boot to the rescue disk instead of to Win XP. How can I restore from the USB drive?

200GB external drive for backup
It containes all sorts of driver fixes that are not included in your Windows XP, 98, etc. Why Microsoft didn't include these in their Win Update is beyond me. My FLASH DRIVE was IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED and is still working GREAT. "John Slattery" wrote: I really hope someone out there can give me some substantive

Booting USB on Acer Aspire 3003wlmi?
Otherwise it would not see any disk in the drive. The only exception was if there was a disk in the drive on boot. But if nto, or if I change the disk I would have to go into It connects via USB and Windows 2000 sees it as a removable USB drive-type device with no INF or drivbers loaded from the manufacturer.

USB NTFS disk not recognized by ME
Another symptom I have noticed is that if I try to boot the machine with the Flash Drive inserted, the machine will not boot and tells me it cannot find the OS. If the device in question is a USB external HD, first check out the HD with the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility. If it checks out OK,

USB SD drive not recognized on new system
wannabet...@helper.com alt comp os windows-xp On Thu, 4 May 2006 22:20:20 -0700, "Jim Michaels" <NOSPAMFORjmich...@yahoo.com> wrote: I have a new 250GB USB drive that I think the seller formatted as NTFS on his XP box to set it up for me. the drive normally comes as a kit. unfortunately, ME sees the drive and

USB NTFS disk not recognized by ME
It is not there. Part of it resides on another drive where it is not recognized. If the user puts the DVD into the drive tray, Vista boots fine. Startup takes I have a sata drive, two IDEs, and a removable USB drive. (and that's the order I have them set up to boot). Do you think I should physically disconnect

Strange USB Hard drive and Ghost 9.0 Interaction
And, USB is not recognized in that environment. So, I create such an image on another partition on my main drive. Then, I copy this image onto a USB 2.0 hard drive, while in a Windows environment of course. If my system should crash hard, and not boot up, I can use the DOS boot floppies generated in Drive Image.