mount external hard disrk impossible

[Imre Gergely]

You could try this:

- disconnect the usb drive
- start a tail -f /var/log/messages on a terminal
- plug in the drive
- see if anything happens, anything usb-related pops up.

For example, if I plug my usb drive in the laptop, I see these:

http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/315949/

Do you see anything at all?

On 11/11/2009 03:39 PM, 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 ?
> 
> 
> 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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