Portable HDD in linux

[WWP]

I'm using a live version of Slax Linux which boots from a usb memory stick. When I plug my portable HDD in, (it uses 2 USB ports for power), the system will only recognise either the usb stick OR the hdd!:question::question: I have dismount and remount the other when I want to work on a particular drive. Any ideas how I can fix this?

[Chris]

It could be either a hardware or software fault. Can you boot up into another OS - ie Windows? If so, do both drives work together?

[WWP]

They both work fine under Windows :crazy:

[Chris]

Which version of Slax are you using, and is it USB 1 or 2?

[WWP]

Its backtrack2 and USB2

[Chris]

BT2 being a bootdisk version means that it may not have the neccessary drivers. Try downloading and installing them.

[Gatto]

I agree - bt2 is not well equipped when it comes to dealing with devices. Best bet is to just use a proper version of *nix

[WWP]

You were right - it was BT2. I managed to find drivers. That was until I downloaded BT3! :smilegrin:

[Chris]

BT seems to get around a lot!