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--- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, "camediauk" <martin4@e...> wrote:
\n> David here it is again
\n>
\n>
\n> No I did not need to load any drivers. I did a Linux PCMCIA search
\n> from
\n> Google and got the impression that there is a reasonable chance
\nthat
\n> PCMCIA IDE cards will work with recent releases of Linux. I have
\nhad
\n> the
\n> Argosy HD530 for a while formated to Windows FAT as a portable
\nbackup
\n> to
\n> my Windows Laptop so I thought I might as well connect it to the
\nSG20
\n> to
\n> see if it worked, and it did.
\n>
\n> Because I only start using Linux a couple of weeks ago my big
\nproblem
\n> was finding the commands I needed to use it. Fdisk confirmed the
\ndisk
\n> had been recognised as hdc1/2, as below.
\n>
\n> [root@myserver root]# fdisk -l
\n>
\n> Disk /dev/hdc: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 839 cylinders
\n> Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
\n>
\n> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
\n> /dev/hdc1 1 678 5125648+ b Win95 FAT32
\n> /dev/hdc2 679 839 1217160 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
\n> Partition 2 has different physical/logical endings:
\n> phys=(837, 239, 63) logical=(838, 239, 63)
\n> /dev/hdc5 679 839 1217128+ b Win95 FAT32
\n>
\n> Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2432 cylinders
\n> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
\n>
\n> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
\n> /dev/hda1 * 1 131 1052226 83 Linux
\n> /dev/hda2 132 288 1261102+ 83 Linux
\n> /dev/hda3 289 2416 17093160 83 Linux
\n> /dev/hda4 2417 2431 120487+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
\n> /dev/hda5 2417 2431 120456 82 Linux swap
\n>
\n>
\n> After making a new /mnt/win directory on the SG20 I then used
\n>
\n> # mount -t vfat /dev/hdc1 /mnt/win
\n>
\n> to mount the external drive. I could then copy files to and from
\nthe
\n> external drive.
\n>
\n> Yes I guess it is slower than the USB 2.0 but for me it is a no
\ncost
\n> backup/file transfer option. Any help on what commands I should
\nuse
\n> for backing up whole directories would be helpful as well as any
\n> suggestions on which directories should be backed up.
\n>
\n> I also have a JAZ drive with a SCSI PC card and some CF PC card
\n> adapters, would it be useful to see if these work?
\n>
\n> Martin
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n>
\n> --- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, "David Hettel" <dhettel@f...>
\n> wrote:
\n> > Martin;
\n> > For some reason your reply didn't seem to make it to me, or the
\n> list as far
\n> > as I can tell, can you repost it?
\n> > Thanks;
\n> > David Hettel
\n> >
\n> >
\n> > ----- Original Message -----
\n> > From: "camediauk" <martin4@e...>
\n> > To: <magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com>
\n> > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 9:56 AM
\n> > Subject: [magnia_sg20] Re: Largest laptop drives available?
\n> >
\n> >
\n> > > in rely
\n> > >
\n> > > Please see my rely of today to David Hettel and I have taken no
\n> > > offence from your question, I said I was new to Linux.
\n> > >
\n> > > In addition to the fdisk information I posted to David I can
\nadd
\n> > > this. These are the Windows directories on the the first
\n> partition of
\n> > > the external drive as seen via the Toshiba after I had mounted
\n(is
\n> > > that the correct term?) the drive.
\n> > >
\n> > > [root@myserver win]# dir
\n> > > Atari\ ST From\ Dell\ laptop recycled
\n> > > Data ECSfixed Popcorn
\n> > > Program\ Files
\n> > >
\n> > > I then used the cp command to transfer files between the
\nexternal
\n> and
\n> > > internal drives.
\n> > >
\n> > > The PCMCIA card is simply the one that can with the Argosy kit
\n> > > (http://www.argosy.com.tw/product/hd530.htm). It just has
\nArgosy
\n> on
\n> > > it. It is not USB. I have no shared directories on the
\nexternal
\n> disk
\n> > > so it will not bee seen by a network PC, but I will add one
\nand
\n> see
\n> > > what happens
\n> > >
\n> > > Martin
\n> > >
\n> > >
\n> > >
\n> > >
\n> > > --- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, ted_clark_2001
\n<no_reply@y...>
\n> > > wrote:
\n> > > > What brand/model is your PCMCIA card? I assume we're talking
\n> > > USB2?
\n> > > >
\n> > > > Also, how does your external drive appear to the operating
\n> system?
\n> > > > From the Admin? As a second drive? How does it appear on
\nthe
\n> > > > network from a PC, say in Windows Explorer Network
\nNeighborhood?
\n> > > >
\n> > > > I hope I don't sound insulting, but I assume you were able to
\n> > > easily
\n> > > > verify that you were looking at your external 20Gb drive and
\nnot
\n> > > the
\n> > > > internal 20Gb drive that comes with the Magnia? I'm sorry,
\nbut
\n> I
\n> > > > had to ask. It just doesn't seem as though it should work,
\n> though
\n> > > I
\n> > > > would love to be wrong on this one.
\n> > > >
\n> > > > Thanks for sharing this info with us.
\n> > > > TC
\n> > > >
\n> > > > --- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, "camediauk"
\n<martin4@e...>
\n> > > wrote:
\n> > > >
\n> > > > > I have a Argosy HD530 external hard disk with a PCMCIA
\ncard
\n> and a
\n> > > > > 20GB 2.5' HDD inserted in the wireless LAN slot and it
\nseems
\n> to
\n> > > > > works well (although I am a complete novice with Linux). I
\n> have
\n> > > > > tested it by copying files to the the Toshiba. My SG20 is
\nnew
\n> > > > (thanks
\n> > > > > ebay) and exactly as it came out of the box. I know it is
\n> not a
\n> > > > > cheap 3.5' but now I know it works I will see if I can
\ntrack
\n> down
\n> > > > a
\n> > > > > 3.5' case with a PCMCIA card
\n> > >
\n> > >
\n> > >
\n> > >
\n> > >
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