Esata/IDE dock with other USB/Card readers unable to use LL4
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Esata/IDE dock with other USB/Card readers unable to use LL4
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08-29-2018, 10:37 PM
... from previous post:
If you want both Windows and Linux be able to see/read/write the drive, then format it as FAT instead of ext4: Code: sync; umount /dev/sdb1 >/dev/null 2>&1; mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdb1
08-29-2018, 10:47 PM
I will follow the instructions at the end of that page you left a link for and will report the outcome.
I'm just this guy ... Y'know!?
Registered Linux User 533331
08-29-2018, 10:51 PM
The idea of formatting the drive ext4 even though there are windows drivers for Linux based formats is not what I need, the drive is close to full, I have another identical drive that is almost full, difficult as if I want to retain my data, the idea of Linux was to be an alternative to Windows? am I right? the idea of not being able to use hardware on both platforms makes it less so, at least for me!
I'm just this guy ... Y'know!?
Registered Linux User 533331 (08-29-2018, 10:47 PM)Dookus link Wrote: I will follow the instructions at the end of that page you left a link for and will report the outcome. Forget the link, this post will be a link too and people will refer to it. It is funny how people follow instructions more likely when it's linked to some other page in the web even though the answer is on this very page  It may be formatted as FAT, which is suggested if you want to use the drive in both Win and Lin. Well, I did not know that the drive is full. Then it is not necessarily a good idea to copy it's contents into a temporary location - but it may instead be necessary to do so (08-29-2018, 10:51 PM)Dookus link Wrote: The idea of formatting the drive ext4 even though there are windows drivers for Linux based formats is not what I need, the drive is close to full, I have another identical drive that is almost full, difficult as if I want to retain my data, the idea of Linux was to be an alternative to Windows? am I right? the idea of not being able to use hardware on both platforms makes it less so, at least for me! "The idea of not being able to use hardware on both platforms makes it less so"? Excuse me, but it is you, who want to use both platforms, am I right? Then you must make the disk compatible for both platforms. USB connection does not magically make the proprietary disk un-proprietary. |
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