External Harddrives

[amaresu]

I have a Seagate external harddrive and I haven't been able to access the data on it since I switched to Ubuntu. I was wondering if there was anyway to access this information or if I'm better off just getting a new external. And if I do have to get a new external can I buy any brand?

Comments

[onceamy]

Now, pmount may work for a Lucid Lynx install (the latest Ubuntu). If you go sudo apt-get install pmount and try it with pmount /dev/sdb1, it should mount it in user-space (meaning you can write and read from it as a non-root user).

[amaresu]

That would mean I'd have to update to Lucid Lynx then? I've never updated before. It kinda worries me to be honest.

[onceamy]

Which version are you on?

I'd save updating till you're more confident, as it can be a pain in the bum sometimes.

[amaresu]

Jaunty Jackalope.

[onceamy]

Ooh, definitely save it for later! We'll get this working first ;)

[amaresu]

I've been planning to leave it until I had to update. XD


Thank you so much. Again.