Re: problems with external HDD

On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:53:25 +0100, Lisi wrote:

Hello all!

Where do I go from here?

(...)

What kind of filesystem is on it?

mount /dev/sdc1 /media/Distros/

Why a manual mount? External devices are usually automatically mounted,
depending on your desktop/window manager capabilities.

mount: special device /dev/sdc1 does not exist
Tux:/home/lisi# dmesg | tail
[10296.211252] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors (500108 MB)
[10296.211913] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[10296.211917] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 2f 08 00 00
[10296.211921] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
[10296.213409] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors (500108 MB)
[10296.214031] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
[10296.214035] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 2f 08 00 00
[10296.214038] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
[10296.214047] sdc: sdc1
[10296.265961] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk

(...)

It seems that "sdc1" partition is detected but nothing more.

exist Tux:/home/lisi# mount

(...)

You external disk is not listed.

Tux:/home/lisi# mount /dev/sdc /media/Distros

(...)

What does "fdisk -l /dev/sdc" returns (has to be run as root)?

This is the drive I said that I was having problems with. :-( I suppose
that it might be faulty, but I am more inclined to think that I have
still not finally and fully succeeded in ridding myself of the Windows
"locks".

You can run manufacturer's disk tools to analyze the drive.

Greetings,

--
Camaleón


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