[clug] Maxtor II One Touch and Linux

[Pearl Louis]

Hi

Yes.  Version II has a password lock.  It doesn't encrypt the drive 
though, it just makes you input a password to access the files.  From 
all descriptions I read there is a software utility you need to install 
to input the password.

Pearl

Brad Hards wrote:

>On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 05:24 pm, Pearl Louis wrote:
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>>Hi
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>>I'm thinking of buying a Maxtor One Touch II external hard drive.  I
>>know it doesn't support Linux (officially), but I was wondering if it
>>works in Linux at all?  I'm especially worried about the "DriveLock"
>>feature.  Basically you cannot access the drive without a password.  To
>>put in the password you need to use a special software utility.  Which I
>>am 100% sure does not work with Linux.  Can you simply turn this feature
>>off when you don't need it (obviously with a password...)?
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>There's a password feature? 
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>I have two OneTouch drives (although one is still in the wrapper - my MacMini 
>only just got the point where there is something on it worth backing up). I 
>haven't tried it with firewire, but the 300G works good with Linux 2.6.10 and 
>USB2. No idea why you need to press the button, and I never have. I found it 
>just worked.
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>Notes: this is a OneTouch, not sure if OneTouch II is the same. However if you 
>look closely and it says it works with MacOS (but says the software won't), 
>you probably have no problems.
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>Brad
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