Linux for the Iomega eGo 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive: The Drive comes formatted for a PC, there is a set up disk for Mac, but is there any provision from iomega for Linux?
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By default, the disk is formated for NTFS. If you want to use it with linux, you need to change the disk partition type to "83 Linux" and then mkfs.ext3 or mkfs.ext4 to create a filesystem for it. (The NTFS filesystem isn't fully supported on Linux because its proprietary/requires licensing/is patent-protected/etc. and besides, its really not that great.) Changing the partition type and formating the disk is beyond what can be expected of "ordinary" users, and so iOmega does not advertise Linux support. But its not at all hard if you know how to format a disk.
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The Dealer said yes. But I never got it to work correctly. It was necesary to download the software even though it was indicated that the product shipped with software. I returned mine because I could not make it work to my satisfaction. NOTE: It is not the smae old 'Iomega' since Iomega has been acquired by Lenovo. The dealer that sent me mine (via Amazon) was a former Iomega Employee and even he complained about the new Lenovo association.
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I bought this one for my Western Digital Drive ...you'll need to check with Iomega
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The web site for Gmyle says it's for Windows & Mac. That's also what's on the CD that came with it. If you want to run it under Linux, I think you would have to set up a virtual machine on your Linux one, running Windows. (Lots of Linux users do this so they can run Windows programs (like Quicken) not available for Linux. It does good work on myW7 machine. Hal in Albuquerque, NM
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I purchased a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external drive with a USB port of 3.0 with 3TB capability. The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk Desktop Adapter 3.0 was perfect for it. However, I would make sure with my GoFlex instruction manual or I'd contact Seagate to verify if the Goflex Home product line with 2TB is compatible.
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I have this exact hard drive - purchased it this weekend. It needs to be formatted FAT 32. It works perfectly with my Mac and PC.
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Although it is formatted for mac, it was easy to format for windows. However, once formatted for windows, it is not completely functional on OS X without windows drivers (there are a few different companies that make the drivers). For my application, I partitioned the drive and split it in two. One partition is for mac, the other for windows. I also use Tuxera NTFS on my mac to be able to read/write to NTFS (windows format) disks. The drive is well built, it performs as expected. It should be simple to change the formatting, or to partition and format for both OS.
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Are you using it for the primary boot drive, as in installing MAC Leopard to the drive, or just using it as a USB flash drive to store files and stuff to? For the former I have no reason to believe that I would not work however I have only tried it with Linux, not saying much cause Linux can be installed on anything. As for the later case the file system that the drive is formatted to is what makes the difference, unless Apple has some global external memory limit that I don't know about.That's a long answer to say there is not a reasonable reason that it would not work.
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Technically, YES, it can be formatted to FAT32, but with the filesize limitations, as well as the cluster size for the filesystem, I must beg the question of WHY format it to FAT32? If you want it to be read/write with Mac/PC, then format exFAT. If you want to install DOS/95/98/ME on it, why? Truly, your best option would be exFAT if NTFS is not suitable for your needs.
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External DVD drives will work with Linux right out of the box (as will external hard drives, by the way).
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I have the same question but it looks like the drive does not support Mac based on the spec on this page: http://freeagent.seagate.com/en-us/hard-drive/desktop-hard-drive/Free-Agent.html
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It comes formatted for PC (NTFS), but like most hard drives, it can be formatted with the Disk Utility on a Mac to HFS+. First link from Bing gives a good walk through of how to format it: http://www.ehow.com/how_2063795_format-hard-drive-mac-os.html Hope that helps!
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Hi, I have the iomega 100M with usb on Windows xp (home edition) and it works just fine. If that helps? Hiram Connell
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If using for MAC you need to buy one formatted for MAC BUFFALO MiniStation Stealth 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive - HD-PCT1U2/BK Buffalo MiniStation Stealth 1 TB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive - HD-PCT1U2/BK
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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.
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Comes with USB 3.0 and eSATA cables. Unscrew case cover, slide out disk caddy, install a 3.5mm disk drive in the caddy, slide drive caddy back into case, screw closed. Connect to computer w/either cable. Drive will mount as a drive in Windows, linux, mac
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Hi Jerome, Most of our flash drives, including this DTGE9, are formatted to FAT32 by default. The FAT32 file system is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. Thank you for your interest in Kingston Flash drives! -Jewel, Kingston US Technical Support