mount external hard disrk impossible

[Ilias Romanos]

On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 14:39 +0100, Benoit durand wrote:
> # fdisk -l 
> i see only the disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB 
> it's the internal hard disk. 
> But i don't find the external hard disk. 
> Is it normal ? 
> 
No it is not. Is your hard disk working on another OS, be it Apple Mac
OS X, Microsoft Windows or another Linux distribution.

Did you try it on another usb port? Did you try another usb device on
that port? Do they work correctly?
> 
> 2009/11/11 Bruno Garin <bruno at bgconsultant.net>
>         Benoit try "fdisk -l" to find it
>         
>         Benoit durand a écrit :
>         > ok, thanks
>         > but i don't found in dmesg
>         > when i do :
>         > lsusb
>         >
>         > I've nothing. i think, my server don't found the external
>         hard disk.
>         >
>         >
>         > 2009/11/11 Félim Whiteley <felimwhiteley at gmail.com
>         
>         > <mailto:felimwhiteley at gmail.com>>
>         >
>         >     First check it is /dev/sdb by using
>         >
>         >     dmesg
>         >
>         >     Just after you have plugged it in. It may be /dev/sdc
>         for instance.
>         >     Next there
>         >     is an error in your mount command as you are missing the
>         partition.
>         >     You can't
>         >     mount a drive, you can only mount a partition, so
>         assuming there is 1
>         >     partition you would use:
>         >
>         >     mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/disk
>         >
>         >
>         >     On Wednesday 11 November 2009 11:48:46 Benoit durand
>         wrote:
>         >     > hello,
>         >     >
>         >     > I 've a external hard disk on usb.
>         >     > I don't found /dev/sdb.
>         >     > is it normal ? how can i mount my external hard disk
>         2,5 pouce on usb.
>         >     > i'd like to do that :
>         >     > mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb /mnt/disk
>         >     >
>         >     > thanks
>         >     > Ben
>         >     >
>         >
>         >
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