On 2009/05/08 23:43 (GMT+0200) Carlos E. R. composed:
On Friday, 2009-05-08 at 11:02 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
His USB device was *once* seen by Vista
On a different machine. And there are issues with 11.0 and USB disks.
No issues with 11.0 and his other USB disks.
His USB device was several times seen by 11.0
Not fully.
/proc/partitions told me all I needed to know. It was there, however briefly...
His USB device was several times unseen by 11.0
...and then it wasn't.
His USB device was *never* seen by Mac 10.5.x
Given the reliability of Mac OS with external drives, and the history of this device and the OP's other USB devices in 11.0, I think it _highly_ unlikely a live CD or 11.1 would have any better success with this USB device, but rather _highly_ probable that the problem is the exclusive domain of the USB device itself, or the cabling used to connect it to the WD SATA HD inside it or to the USB ports.
It is still usefull to try 11.1; but not a live, rather a fully updated system in another partition.
I really don't think the bother of a 11.1 installation prior to testing and partitioning the HD while directly attached to an SATA port stands much chance of providing useful data, except maybe to other users or potential users of his model WD SATA HD and/or USB enclosure. Had the Mac not failed to ever see it my opinion would have been different. I have to think any USB device so well designed for Windows that a Mac cannot see it stands little change of being reliably useful to anyone not booted to Windows. -- "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control." Proverbs 29:11 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org