cannot mount ACOMDATA external USB drive

[Karl Larsen]

David Vincent wrote:
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>> David Vincent wrote:
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>>>>>     Just a thought. I have a similar device that is a few months older 
>>>>> than yours but identical in function. What I might have done different 
>>>>> than you is I put the hard drive in the container and then with fdisk 
>>>>> and mkfs.ext3 I set it up through the USB plug.
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>> this is exactly what i did.  i did not put the drive in the computer,
>> partition it etc, then put it in the enclosure.  i received the
>> hardware, assembled the enclosure with the drive in it, plugged it in
>> and it worked right away.  now after partitioning etc. mounting it is flaky.
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>>>>>     Never had to mess with /etc/fstab.
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>> she is a harsh mistress if you cross her.
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>> -d
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>>     I think that is the problem! You have more than one partition. I 
>> have just one and it works fine. But stop to think.
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>>     There is no way for the automatic USB to decide which partition to 
>> mount. There must be a way out of this but I can't think what it is.
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> When I say I partitioned the device, I mean I put a single partition on it.
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> Anything else I can clear up for you?
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    Well then I am out of ideas. My device is a ADS Technologies Inc. 
USB X-835 USB 2.0 Hard Drivekit. It might be your computer has USB 1.0 
and that could be a problem. Could be there is something wrong with your 
housing.

Karl


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