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I am Running Ubuntu 8.10 on a HP Compaq NC6320 Laptop! I have a spare 60Gg 2.5" hard drive from my old laptop and was wondering if the drive would ...
  1. 04-21-2009 #1
    djcrazydiamond
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    2.5" HDD enclosures

    I am Running Ubuntu 8.10 on a HP Compaq NC6320 Laptop!

    I have a spare 60Gg 2.5" hard drive from my old laptop and was wondering if the drive would automatically appear on my desktop when plugged in via USB like this one: USB Laptop Hard Drive Cases, Caddy's & Enclosures - USBNow.co.uk.

    Also another question, i downloaded a program called Driftnet from synaptic manager and it is in my applications/internet menu but does nothing when i try and run the program???


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  2. 04-21-2009 #2
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    Hi and Welcome !

    Have you tried to plug-in Drive? Its icon should appear at Desktop by default on plugging-in.

    Execute driftnet command in Terminal and post error message here, if any.
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    Hi, i have not bought the enclosure yet and was just wondering if it would work before buying.
    As for driftnet this is what comes up after typing it into terminal:

    deejay@deejay:~$ driftnet
    driftnet: pcap_lookupdev: no suitable device found
    driftnet: try specifying an interface with -i
    deejay@deejay:~$
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    anyone got an answer to this?
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  5. 04-22-2009 #5
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    I have a 2.5 inch USB drive/enclosure that I use with Linux all the time and no issues to report. I've never used that particular model enclosure, but I see no reason why it wouldn't work.
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    Thanx so much ozar, much appreciated!
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