mr_bill Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I have a 1G Voyager and can't get the password utillity to install on SuSE 9.3 or 10.0. I tried to install it with WINE but it locks up after the license agreement at the "installing" window with the status bar. The non-password partition comes up fine. And the utillity works in XP sp2, so I can read both partitions there. One more question, is the secure partition encryted or just hidden or both? Thanks, Mr_Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 31, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 31, 2005 I do apologize but our Voyager Utility can only be used on Windows 98 and up. It is not functional on LINUX or MAC OS. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabe Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Can we hope for Linux support? I'm talking about the Utility app, of course. Otherwise Linux recognises the unsecured partition flawlessly. It would just be nice to be able to access the secured partition without having to reboot to WinXP as well. Other than that I'm very satisfied with your product, especially cos I'm a bit clumsy sometimes. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 4, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 4, 2005 At this point there is no plan to develop software for any open source O.S. sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irga Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 same thing..just linux supports request (specially paswd-protected partition)... btw, can i use ext2/3 fs on voyager?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 14, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 14, 2005 btw, can i use ext2/3 fs on voyager?? I am sorry I do not understand your question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 It's a Linux thing :) 2 or 3 partitions maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1626861803 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I do apologize but our Voyager Utility can only be used on Windows 98 and up. It is not functional on LINUX or MAC OS. Sorry about that. I think, that your company can not have a problem with support a special Linux aplication for secure partition. I bought a Corsair Voyager 1GB for use in Linux, but it is bad, that you do not support it. Corsair is very good product, and it can be the best - only support in Linux is missing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 26, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 26, 2005 Please understand Linux is open source and for that reason many companies do not give out source code. However, you can send an email request to jackflash@corsairmemory.com and make this request to Jack Flash directly and or express your interest in more Linux support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1626861803 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Ok, GNU/Linux (kernel and some aplication) is Open Source, but many aplications are not. For example economy, CRM, ERP and other aplications (some drivers too). And I buy it, however open strategy is better. Some closed secure aplication from Corsair for Linux is better too than nothing. I think. Please, support Linux and you will be the best. Really, because you have a good product and you can be first - first company which completely support Linux for USB flash disk. Of course - then I made good choice :-). Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted November 28, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted November 28, 2005 Dan, Thank you for the compliment, I will send an email to the flash Product Manager, but I am sure he will see this and if there are any applications available we will publish them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irga Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I am sorry I do not understand your question! its file system used in most GNU/linux. I will send an email to the flash Product Manager, but I am sure he will see this and if there are any applications available we will publish them. appreciate this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan1626861803 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Dan, Thank you for the compliment, I will send an email to the flash Product Manager, but I am sure he will see this and if there are any applications available we will publish them. When you will suport Linux, then I will: - write to PC Revue (I am technical editor in this Slovak computer magazine) about this - buy more Corsair flash disk for my customers (Corsair I find only last 3 month, more I was selling Apacer and Twinmos), because your flash disk is really heartly product for me (speed, stability, design and solid - of course in Linux :-) ) - and my next flash disk will be Corsair too Can will be? :sunglasse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 btw, can i use ext2/3 fs on voyager?? I am sorry I do not understand your question! I guess voyager formatted for FAT filesystem But can it be formatted for ext2/ext3 filesystem (or others) used in Linux? It will be very good, 'cause it can be used as boot drive for booting Linux for example. There's some words 'bout Linux support on the package... but in real there's almost no support :( Secure partition can't be used, and there's no utility to format it or smthg... Is Corsair supports only the OS that is non-free? Unrespect :( I think, that the product-developer HAVE TO support the PRODUCT, NOT Microsoft. When developer fully supports Windows systems only, it's supports Microsoft. But the product-developer HAVE TO support the PRODUCT. And the customer must be free to use any of OS for using the product. I very respect companies, that supports their products widly. Just like NVIDIA :) Windows is not only OS for modern x86 and AMD64 architectures :) When i've bought 1Gb FlashVoyager, i thought i can find the linux software on the official web-site, 'cause there was some words 'bout Linux support on the package... but.. now i know the truth. I think u should work under linux support of products too. If i pay money, i should have the support of linux too :) isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpDFrek Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I guess voyager formatted for FAT filesystem From the factory the Corsair Flash Voyager is formatted with the FAT file system for 128MB - 2GB; the 4GB is formatted with FAT32. But can it be formatted for ext2/ext3 filesystem (or others) used in Linux? It will be very good, 'cause it can be used as boot drive for booting Linux for example. The Corsair Flash Voyager can be formatted to meet the requirments of many different operating systems. Flash based products are merely removable storage to an OS. Anything that you can do to a hard drive you can do to a flash drive. As far as Linux Security support is concerned I doubt there will be any released in the near future. The hidden partition is based purely on the FAT/32 file structure and would require far more development than a simple port of the software. Microsoft does not support Corsair's product, they did not write the software. Corsair choose to support the largest share of the market with a simple security program. It is not the most complex and has limitations. My Profile Biometric USB Flash drive does not work on Solaris, Linux, or MAC. It is only supported by Win 2K/XP. It is the price you pay for security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgreg Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 OK, I found this post and wanted to answer some of your questions (I'm a Linux and Security consultant). "SpDFre@k" has already done a good job with some of this, so I'll just add my bit. btw, can i use ext2/3 fs on voyager?? It's a Linux thing :) 2 or 3 partitions maybe? Ext2 and Ext3 are types of filesystems that are commonly used in Linux. For comparison, Windows commonly uses FAT/FAT32 and NTFS filesystems (although Ext2/3 are very advanced, as much or more than NTFS). Ext2 is the older-style, while Ext3 is a newer version that adds filesystem-journaling support. As SpDFre@k pointed out, yes, you can use any standard type of filesystem on a USB flash device. Corsair FLASH devices come formatted with FAT/FAT32 from the factory, but you can change that once you plug it in to your Linux system with no problems. As far as Linux Security support is concerned I doubt there will be any released in the near future. To clear up any confusion some of you may have... 1) SpDFre@k is referring to Linux-support for the bundled security software that Corsair provides with these products -- not about Linux support for the device itself. The Corsair devices themselves are already fully compatible with all modern Linux systems with the standard USB driver support. 2) While it is nice that Corsair provides an add-on security application like this FOR FREE with their devices, it is up to them whether they want to support Linux or not as an application platform. Furthermore, it isn't necessary, as these types of applications already exist in standard Open Source (free) products on the market right now, for both Linux and Windows. For example, my favorite recommendation for this is a product called "TrueCrypt". It is a free/Open-Source application hosted by a non-profit company that may be used by anyone (personal/business/anything). It allows encrypting ("locking") of entire partitions and entire devices (drives, Flash devices, whatever). It also supports "hidden volumes" and so-called "plausible deniability". See their site for more details -- it's too complicated for me to go into here. As I mentioned, TrueCrypt is compatible with all recent versions of Windows and Linux. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 9, 2006 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 9, 2006 fcgreg Thank you for taking the time to post that information and please send me an email with your contact information I would like to send a little thank you. RamGuy@corsairmemory.com and put attention Ram Guy Flash Forum in the subject line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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