[ubuntu-za] lacie rugged, external hdd

[David Mark Bodmer]

dmb at dmb-desktop:~$ sudo mount -t auto /dev/sdb5 /mnt
[sudo] password for dmb:
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
(then i tried this one)
dmb at dmb-desktop:~$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb5 /mnt
dmb at dmb-desktop:~$

but when i look in the media folder or anywhere i cant see any sign of it

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Louis van der Merwe <
themandibleclaw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
> try mounting sdb5 and not sdb1.
>
> sudo mount -t auto /dev/sdb5 /mnt
>
> or
>
> sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb5 /mnt
>
> failing that, I'd whack that partition table and repartition the disk.
>
> cheers
>
> Louis
>
>
> 2008/12/9 David Mark Bodmer <david.bodmer at gmail.com>
>
>> sudo fdisk -l
>>
>> ----------------------------
>> Disk /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>> Disk identifier: 0xf91cc906
>>
>>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>> /dev/sdb1               1       38913   312568641    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
>> /dev/sdb5               1       38913   312568578    b  W95 FAT32
>> ----------------------------
>>
>> i see that it is Fat32, but also i see the ext'd LBA? not sure what that
>> is, and given its the starting block i presume it could be causing the issue
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Louis van der Merwe <
>> themandibleclaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> you can also see more info on the drive by typing :
>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>
>>> 2008/12/9 Louis van der Merwe <themandibleclaw at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>> -t auto should prompt mount to automatically detect the file system
>>>> type.
>>>>
>>>> If you're sure it's ntfs, try this:
>>>>
>>>> sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2008/12/9 David Mark Bodmer <david.bodmer at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> 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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