> Date: Sunday, October 30, 2016 19:52:55 -0400 > From: fred roller <[email protected]> > > On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Michael D. Setzer II < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Would be interest to see how gparted sees the existing format, >> since ntfs should not be a problem if you have ntfs-3g installed? >> > > gparted isn't seeing anything near as I can tell, hence the request > for dmesg info... sounds like some background system work is > happening but is getting caught up somewhere. I agree with > fat16/32 limitations especially since the OP is archiving images > which can get rather large. Formatting just seemed easiest as a > way to eliminate some possibilities because of fat fs wide > acceptance. If it works, then it was a file system issue and if > not then most likely a deeper hardware issue. If the former then a > matter of installing support for the desired fs or format to one > that best suits OP's needs. I am not thinking the latter because a > couple articles where the posting OPs' stated they plugged in the > drive and the system recognized it including Eddie above; but, > technologies change and WD firmware may be conflicting with the > OP's system since the are just purchased. At this point it is just > conjecture until we get a better picture.
The 2TB "WD passport" that I have worked "out of the box" on my (centos-6 and -7) systems -- with ntfs-3g installed. If you plan to use them exclusively on linux systems they can be reformatted to ext4, which then lets you (among other things) use rhel/fedora built-in encryption capabilities. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
