On Fri July 6 2007 12:51:28 Gene Heskett wrote: > I do note that libata.ko does exist in the /lib/modules path > for the 3 fedora kernels installed, but booting to one of > those kernels does not enable the use of this device. I'm > thinking its a bios problem. Can anyone confirm? Gene: I can't confirm your specific situation, but, I can confirm that I have a graveyard of such devices around here. They are notoriously finicky (if you google around you'll see). My best success has been with the devices that have separate power, or dual USB cables, one for data, and one for power; also, be aware that the cables themselves can be extremely problematic and some can't handle the extra power for some reason (I've determined that by simple A/B swapping); and, the hub you plug them into can be an issue - this all revolves around tiny differences between regular and high-power USB circuits and components - I have powered hubs from Targus, which weren't so cheap, that will overload the connection (the LED goes out) as soon as I plug one of those self-powering drives in; I have cheapie 7-port hubs from StarTech that never fail. The cheapie cases from Sabrent are really bad. I've had several LaCie's go bad - they just start connecting erratically at some point, and then, won't connect at all; well, I could go on and on, but, I would suggest you don't assume there's a problem with Fedora necessarily, if you can't get it to work. -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA
