[ubuntu-za] lacie rugged, external hdd

[Hilton Gibson]

David Mark Bodmer wrote:
> 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
ok. type

df -h

or

mount

to see where it is mounted.

> 
> 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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>>>
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