Work with Linux? Anyone tried this drive with a Linux computer?
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Hi Kevin I have bought this hard drive, and when I plug in into my Linux machine it displays correctly the device but It cannot be mounted , because it is formatted in NTFS and it does not let to see what it is inside it only shows a kinda warning that says you do not have permissions to mount this hard drive , so if you want to open you have to do it in a terminal and do a forced mounting by command. I have found a way on the internet how to make this drive fully compatible with Linux OS and how to erase definitively the 70 Gb software that comes installed when you have never formatted the hard drive I have no tested this method , because I do not have much time to deal with (Need to do homework at the University and other stuffs) here is the link: http://superuser.com/questions/44318/how-do-i-remove-a-mybooks-wd-smartware-virtual-cd-from-my-desktop . Well thats all hope this info helps you ^^. I am non native english speaker I really sorry for my english. Greetings! from Venezuela.
192333
Thanks, I went ahead and bought it... it works just fine with my Red Hat Linux box, but it does require reformatting... I'm sure it would work just fine with most other Linux distros too.
1683468
While, obviously, the drive will "work" with Linux, a problem arises with its performance degradation; namely, the Samsung "Turbo" technology is primarily available and/or functional in a Windows environment. So, for a little bit more money, you might go for a better SSD that doesn't require proprietary software to be installed in order to be usable at its optimum performance level.
1693529
The Asus web site provides no answer to either hard drive format compatibility or networking compatibility with ANY type of computer. That's what's holding me back. A couple of 1 TB drives formatted HFS+ and networked iMac and Macbook Pro laptop, and I refuse to take the plunge unless there's documentation somewhere. If you find it, please post!
1975928
You should be able to. I was able to reformat it to ext4 for a Linux data drive with no problems.
1600661
I have had the drive as my main operating system, as well as mass storage drive for almost a year, and so far, it has been reliable, fast, and quiet. However, as the previous person responded, I am using Linux, which does put less stress on the drive and the file system is a bit better at file allocation, ETC...My experience is very positive in this environment. (Using the 3TB version partitioned into three sections)
966484
Yup. Used it with Ubuntu and Kubuntu. Linux has low-latency drivers built-in, so you're good to go.
1565695
It's a HD. It will work with whatever OS you format it for. G-Parted is your friend. But Linux can read NTFS and FAT32 partitions fine.
319775
I haven't tried it with linux, but the windows driver will not work, you have to find one for linux
2035341
I do not know. All that I've learned is that the drives and their external cases are very chipset-sensitive. Probably the case with the electronics is the more important factor. I'd try it, but return it if it won't work.
2167745
I love this drive, but do not own or have used it with a Mac, but I think you made a good decision to use Time Machine, from what I read it looks like a nice system. I am using my Seagate with Linux and do my full backups using REDO backup, and my incremental with either a cp -u command manually or drag & drop from the GUI. Hope this helps.
489158
It should work. What do you mean not recognized? Can you not see the drive in Disk Utilities in order to format the drive?
764529
I would be very surprised if it did not work with them, because its compatibility is entirely managed via the USB connection. Any OS that handles USB well should detect it just fine. It even works great with my Ubuntu Linux machines.
722462
I plugged mine into a Linux Ubuntu Minimal install and it worked without issues. No software install required, no special drivers. It just works.
2278328
You sure can. I formatted the drive to use it as a Linux installation disk.
314729
Don, I have. and yes it does work. the device is actually running an embedded version of linux. it is running arch. with the right searching you can actually find out how to ssh into it and do what you want for running apps. I have gotten into mine, no large modifications as the device is my primary backup at the moment. the device is really just running SAMBA to give network access to the storage. I hope this helps if your still wondering. :)
878271
Yes - right out of the box for windows. With Linux you'll need to re-partition the drive. The process in detailed in my review. Hope this is helpful.
936438
Relax. I have a smaller capacity passport and works with Ubuntu (and Kubuntu, Mandriva and several other Linux distros) flawlessly. Right out of the box.