mount external hard disrk impossible

[Imre Gergely]

I'm not sure I understand your response. If you connect your usb drive 
to your server, do you see anything appearing in /var/log/messages ? 
Anything related to usb, anything that resembles this:

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

On 11/11/2009 03:57 PM, Benoit durand wrote:
> I have been a debian formatted in ext3.
> When I connect from my ubuntu laptop, it is recognized automatically.
> 
> when I disconnect, I have no messages in / var / log / messages
> 
> 
> 2009/11/11 Imre Gergely <gimre at narancs.net>
> 
>> 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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