[opensuse] separate disks
Hi http://ofertaexpress.pccomponentes.com/toshiba_canvio_alu_2_5_2tb_usb_3.html?hash=nasdfjhadskjfh223jhn&utm_source=OfertaExpress&utm_medium=email&utm_content=imagen-grande&utm_campaign=OE-635&userid=d4444cbd04ffcd1dd062aad1e2d0fd68 Does anyone have experience with these for to work offline? It says windows ntfs only. I wonder if we could hack a different file system onto it. Or will our opensuse portables work ok? Also, we wonder if we upload to our google domain, does it syncronize the whole 2tb each time? Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
buhorojo wrote:
Hi
Does anyone have experience with these for to work offline?
It says windows ntfs only. I wonder if we could hack a different file system onto it. Or will our opensuse portables work ok?
I have an elderly Toshiba USB external harddisk - it's really just a regular SATA drive with the USB interface electronics bolted on. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (6.9°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:36:34 +0200 Per Jessen wrote:
I have an elderly Toshiba USB external harddisk - it's really just a regular SATA drive with the USB interface electronics bolted on.
Exactly, but they're bundled with preloaded and downloadable software plus 10 GB of free cloud storage. The manufacturer's page for the blue version is here (several colors are available): http://us.toshiba.com/accessories/Portable/2TB/Connect-II/HDTC820XL3C1 The description is pretty thorough and the last footnote says "Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system." So I guess the real question is whether or not all those extra features (beyond portability and high capacity storage) can be made to work with Linux? I would, in fact, enlarge this question to include "What open source alternatives exist that would allow me to cobble together the same functionality without being tied to a specific hard drive manufacturer, cloud provider or backup software package?" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On October 1, 2015 3:24:17 AM EDT, buhorojo <buhorojo.lcb@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi
Does anyone have experience with these for to work offline?
I use USB-3 devices heavily, but not that model. If you need a quality 10-port USB-3 hub, I'm the one to ask. (I have one. Need to buy at least one more. I have 3 external SSDs plugged in right now and they use 2 ports each.
It says windows ntfs only. I wonder if we could hack a different file system onto it. Or will our opensuse portables work ok?
I use NTFS on them mostly. openSUSE has no problem. But I also often blow away the filesystem and remake it. Can
Also, we wonder if we upload to our google domain, does it syncronize the whole 2tb each time? Thanks.
-- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 01/10/15 14:14, jdd wrote:
Le 01/10/2015 13:51, greg.freemyer@gmail.com a écrit :
I use NTFS on them mostly. openSUSE has no problem.
beware of file names
jdd
OK. That sounds good. What happens when we plug it in? How will we write to it? Our main concern is that it only works with windows. We're not sure how much that still applies as we know e.g. a graphic pen card will work even though the install is only for windows. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 01/10/2015 19:07, buhorojo a écrit :
On 01/10/15 14:14, jdd wrote:
Le 01/10/2015 13:51, greg.freemyer@gmail.com a écrit :
I use NTFS on them mostly. openSUSE has no problem.
beware of file names
jdd
OK. That sounds good. What happens when we plug it in? How will we write to it? Our main concern is that it only works with windows. We're not sure how much that still applies as we know e.g. a graphic pen card will work even though the install is only for windows.
Not sure if I understand well the question. I have usb device from some Gb to 4Tb, no problem at all for Linux. If you want them to work also on windows, you have to use NTFS or extFAT. If you want also to connect them to an other device (multimedia boxes, for example), nothing is granted. Most of these boxes are linux boxes, but most do not have all the drivers and often read only FAT32 any windows file system have a limited character set for file names. Unix/linux accept anything but zero byte chars, but windows ones do not like some punctuation marks like ? https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247%28v=vs.85%... jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 01/10/15 20:23, jdd wrote:
Le 01/10/2015 19:07, buhorojo a écrit :
On 01/10/15 14:14, jdd wrote:
Le 01/10/2015 13:51, greg.freemyer@gmail.com a écrit :
I use NTFS on them mostly. openSUSE has no problem.
beware of file names
jdd
OK. That sounds good. What happens when we plug it in?
Not sure if I understand well the question. We plug it in and start to copy files. Is that it? Presumably it will appear in a file manager window? Is there anything else Linux needs? Thanks.
-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 01/10/2015 20:26, buhorojo a écrit :
Not sure if I understand well the question. We plug it in and start to copy files. Is that it? Presumably it will appear in a file manager window? Is there anything else Linux needs? Thanks.
extFAT needs an extra module which is not default on openSUSE 13.2, but easily installed with yast jdd -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 10/01/2015 02:26 PM, buhorojo wrote:
We plug it in and start to copy files. Is that it? Presumably it will appear in a file manager window? Is there anything else Linux needs?
It is not what Linux needs so much as what Linux has that Windows cannot cope with. That applies to both NTFS and extFAT. Heck, it applies to burning ISO CDs as well! * limitations on character set that can be used in file names * limitations on file name path * limitations on the number of files in a directory and/or tree depth Yes there are ways around all of these. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Content-ID: <alpine.LSU.2.20.1510012131310.4252@zvanf-gvevgu.inyvabe> El 2015-10-01 a las 20:26 +0200, buhorojo escribió:
OK. That sounds good. What happens when we plug it in?
Not sure if I understand well the question. We plug it in and start to copy files. Is that it? Presumably it will appear in a file manager window? Is there anything else Linux needs? Thanks.
When you connect an external hard disk you may, depending on what desktop you use, a pop-up about what to do. If not, open that desktop file manager, and click on mount the new device, and that's it. There are differences if the disk is formatted with a Windows filesystem or a Linux filesystem. You decide what you use. When you decide, we can explain what is different in more detail. If those disks of yours come with some software for uploading to the cloud, that will probably only work in Windows, which means of course using a Windows filesystem. - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlYNirIACgkQja8UbcUWM1w7NQD/cbNOR1qBQeWKB4510kEXACbV 6wybAwD2C28WxESvWVEA/isrNSESlUoX8mRmNRMrYbDNCjePne7/0p1Sn6SF5tH4 =UIK7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
buhorojo wrote:
On 01/10/15 14:14, jdd wrote:
Le 01/10/2015 13:51, greg.freemyer@gmail.com a écrit :
I use NTFS on them mostly. openSUSE has no problem.
beware of file names
jdd
OK. That sounds good. What happens when we plug it in?
It will be automagically recognised and turn up as /dev/sdX.
How will we write to it?
Like you write to any other disk / filesystem.
Our main concern is that it only works with windows.
You have no reason to be concerned. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (10.5°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
participants (7)
-
Anton Aylward -
buhorojo -
Carl Hartung -
Carlos E. R. -
greg.freemyer＠gmail.com -
jdd -
Per Jessen