# 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 ? <div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/11 Bruno Garin <<a href="mailto:bruno@bgconsultant.net">bruno@bgconsultant.net</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Benoit try "fdisk -l" to find it Benoit durand a écrit : <div class="im">> 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 <<a href="mailto:felimwhiteley@gmail.com">felimwhiteley@gmail.com</a> </div>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:felimwhiteley@gmail.com">felimwhiteley@gmail.com</a>>> <div class="im">> > 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 > > > > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list </div>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> <div class="im">> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server</a> > More info: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam</a> > > </div>-- Bruno Garin 0696 25 71 72 BG Consultant Logiciels libres & ouverts Fort-de-France - Martinique 0974 768 972 <a href="http://www.bgconsultant.net" target="_blank">www.bgconsultant.net</a> -- <div><div></div><div class="h5">ubuntu-server mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server</a> More info: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam</a> </div></div></blockquote></div>