[SOLVED] Portable HDD with Powered HUB

[zilexa]

Thanks for the tip. Eventually I figured out the issue. I even tried a HDD with its own power adapter and it didn't work. I tried an identical second hub and it didn't work (I bought 2).

Then I got the idea of replacing the A-B cable from hub to RPi with the one I use for a HDD with its own power. It worked!

So all that was wrong was a faulty A-B cable provided with one of the hubs and I kept using that one when I tested the second hub. The shop (modmypi) will send me a new A-B cable for free.

Thanks for the help!