Topic: Backup to USB

[Adam Thompson]

I have noticed on the servey that some people have said they back up to an external USB hard drive. I would be very interested for more information on how to do this. If there is anyone who could point me in the right direction. Please let me know.
Regards,
Adam

[Luis]

Hi Adam,
Linux kernal version 2.4 and greater should support USB Hard drives.
Try the following, login as 'root' and issue the following commands:
modprobe usb-storage
modprobe ide-scsi
The USB hard drive should be recognized as '/dev/sda' unless you have other SCSI disks attached, then it will take on the next available letter (eg. 'sdb', 'sdc' ...)  (USB Storage devices seem to be treated as SCSI devices).
Once it's been recognized, you can 'fdisk' (partition) the drive: '/sbin/fdisk /dev/sda'
Then build the file system: '/sbin/mkfs /dev/sda'.
From there, modify the '/etc/fstab' file and mount the drive.
Cheers.
- Luis.

[Laurent DINCLAUX]

How can I automates the:
modprobe usb-storage
modprobe ide-scsi

[Charlie Brady]

Laurent DINCLAUX wrote:
>
> How can I automates the:
> modprobe usb-storage
> modprobe ide-scsi

Please don't crosspost.

You'll find an answer in the wishlist forum.

Charlie