[ubuntu-za] lacie rugged, external hdd

[David Mark Bodmer]

dmb at dmb-desktop:~$ sudo mount -t auto /dev/sdb1 /mnt
[sudo] password for dmb:
mount: you must specify the filesystem type

? sorry i dont know the parameter to set the filesystem type, im sure its
ntfs though



>
>
> The format shouldn't be a problem. If it's NTFS and you don't "safely
> remove" it from windows, you will see a message in the output from dmesg
> which indicates this. So I don't think it's your problem. In any case,  if
> it was, you could just type "sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt -o force"
> and it would sort you out.
>
> As an experiment, why not try the following and see what it says:
>
> sudo mount -t auto /dev/sdb1 /mnt
>
> cheers
>
> Louis
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David Bodmer

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