Mounting an external HDD

[zer0halo]

I'm trying to mount an external USB HDD (a USB enclosure with a HDD
with Win partitions on it, which I need to get some data off).  I know
that I need to do something along the lines of:

$ mount -t vfat /dev/sd** /mnt/usbhd 

but I can't figure out how to tell which /dev/sd** my device connects to.

Ubuntu is recognizing the device because dmesg gives me this:

<blockquote>USB Mass Storage device found at 4
usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.</blockquote>

$ lshal also shows me that it has detected a Maxtor HDD via USB:

<blockquote>
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/scsi_host_0'
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/scsi_host_0'  (string)
  info.capabilities = 'scsi_host'  (string)
  info.product = 'SCSI Host Interface'  (string)
  scsi_host.host = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  info.parent =
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_usb_device_d49_3000_1101_-1_1200E000022134431_0'
 (string)
  linux.sysfs_path_device =
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb4/4-5/4-5:2.0/host0' 
(string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/scsi_host/host0'  (string)
  info.bus = 'scsi_host'  (string)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_usb_device_d49_3000_1101_-1_1200E000022134431_0'
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_usb_device_d49_3000_1101_-1_1200E000022134431_0'
 (string)
  info.product = 'USB Mass Storage Interface'  (string)
  usb.interface.subclass = 6  (0x6)  (int)
  usb.interface.protocol = 50  (0x32)  (int)
  usb.interface.number = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb.interface.class = 8  (0x8)  (int)
  usb.configuration_value = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  usb.device_class = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb.device_protocol = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb.device_subclass = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb.max_power = 98  (0x62)  (int)
  usb.num_configurations = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  usb.num_interfaces = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  usb.device_revision_bcd = 4353  (0x1101)  (int)
  usb.is_self_powered = true  (bool)
  usb.can_wake_up = false  (bool)
  usb.serial = '1200E000022134431'  (string)
  usb.product_id = 12288  (0x3000)  (int)
  usb.vendor_id = 3401  (0xd49)  (int)
  usb.vendor = 'Maxtor'  (string)
  usb.product = 'Maxtor USB Drive'  (string)
  usb.bus_number = 4  (0x4)  (int)
  usb.port_number = 5  (0x5)  (int)
  usb.level_number = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  usb.linux.device_number = 4  (0x4)  (int)
  usb.linux.parent_number = 4  (0x4)  (int)
  usb.num_ports = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  usb.speed_bcd = 294936  (0x48018)  (int)
  usb.version_bcd = 512  (0x200)  (int)
  info.parent =
'/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_d49_3000_1101_-1_1200E000022134431'
 (string)
  usb.linux.sysfs_path =
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb4/4-5/4-5:2.0'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path_device =
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb4/4-5/4-5:2.0'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path =
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb4/4-5/4-5:2.0'  (string)
  info.bus = 'usb'  (string)
</blockquote>

$ mount shows me:

<blockquote>usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)</blockquote>

I apologize for my ignorance, but with all of this info I still can't
figure out where to mount the drive.

I tried $ mount -t usbfs /proc/bus/usb /mnt/usbhd

I read in the wiki about sending in bugs to the hotplug system, but I
don't know if this is a bug or just my ignorance.

With HAL, aren't USB devices supposed to automagically mount/appear on
desktop when plugged in?

Thanks for the help. 



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