External HP Hard Drive Help

[FrankRamiro]

Hi guys; i have an external HP hard drive, and i use it with win vista when i plug it in the usb port it recognises it right away then i back up files.

Now i plug it in the Linux ubuntu and it doesn't recognise it ,

i red somewhere that i can save files manually, but for this i need your help
thanks.

 

[lxskllr]

See if this page helps...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB

Dunno why it isn't automounting, maybe it has something to do with the drive firmware, but maybe you can do it manually.

 

[FrankRamiro]

See if this page helps...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount/USB

Dunno why it isn't automounting, maybe it has something to do with the drive firmware, but maybe you can do it manually.

Thanks lxskllr: i did a search on HP Hdd compatibility with linux and it says it's not compatible with Linux but i could manually save files on it.