Is it possible to mount an external HD via a command line?

[Liam Proven]

On 31 May 2012 16:38, Bas Roufs <basroufs at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everybody
>
> Yesterday I removed some packages via the package manager at one of my
> laptops. Probably I also removed one ore a few essential ones - because of
> that mistake, I do not manage any 'smore to manage to access the system  -
> Kubuntu 12.04 LTS- via the KDE Gui. I do not manage to repair or rescue it
> via the Kubuntu 12.04 installation DVD. No big problem: I am happy to  a
> carry out a fresh install - I have nearly all the data at other hard disks
> and at another laptop. But before doing so, I need to copy a few very
> essential "profile" files from Mozilla Firefox - with my bookmarks,
> passwords, hystory, etc. Because of another mistake I made today, they are
> not available any more at the "sync" server from Mozilla. So I absolutely
> need to recover those profile files. I do manage to exactly locate them -
> because I can still access the system via a so-called "console login". After
> doing so, I start "Midnight Commander" in root mode, after which I find the
> files in question in the directory /home/.mozilla/firefox. I try to copy
> them to /media/Bas Roufs, an external HD in ext.4 - however, it does not
> work - apparently the HD needs still to be mounted. Can you recommend me any
> command line option via which I can manually mount the external HD without
> the GUI?
>
> Thanks for replying. Now I go to a concert - tomorrow morning will be my
> first possibility to check my mail for possible answers.

Hint:

Don't use a device name or a mount point with a space in it - this
makes life more difficult.

Rename your external drive or whatever so that there are no spaces or
punctuation marks in the name. Something descriptive is good, e.g. the
model name of the drive, such as ST3120026A.


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