dasd wrote: > On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:29:05 -0500 > "Kip Thomas" <kip.thomas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I'm taking a stab at it. You said HD but I'm guessing a CDROM? >> >> I guess you don't see an icon on your desktop where you can mount or >> access files in the CD. >> > > Thank you pal, for replying so soon. But, in the mean time, my problem > got autosolved. Just by chance, I plugged it to a differnt USB slot, > and it got recognized, mounted and all. Sorry that I bothered you with > it. > It sounds like ether the first socket didn't have enough power. With USB hard drives that are powered off the USB bus is that you have to let the drive spin up before things work correctly. I have two laptop drive enclosures that are powered this way, and I have to plug in the power-only plug and let the drive spin up, before plugging in the data plug. I also have a couple of 3-1/2" drive enclosures that have their own power supply. Most of them requiring turning on the drive power supply before plugging in the USB plug. I do have one that works fine plugging in the USB plug before turning on the power. But that one does not show up in lsusb before turning it on. I gues sit depends on how the electronics are powered, and if the firmware handles the drive powering up after the USB interface. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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