NO USB-HDD

[MrT]

Hi,

it tried to mount my old 2GB USB-HDD but i had no sucess.

Console:

mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda

Output:

/dev/sda1 ist kein gültiges blockorientiertes Gerät

can anybody help me ?

MrT

HDD-Install-Knoppix 3.6

usbtree OUTPUT:

/: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci_hcd/4p, 480M
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=usb-uhci/2p, 12M
|__ Port 2: Dev 2, If 0, Class=stor., Driver=usb-storage, 12M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=usb-uhci/2p, 12M
|__ Port 1: Dev 4, If 0, Class=vend., Driver=usbscanner, 12M
|__ Port 2: Dev 5, If 0, Class=vend., Driver=none, 12M

[Markus]

Is it sda1? Do: dmesg|grep sd to find out.
if it is, do:
su
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1

[MrT]

dmesg|grep sd

OUTPUT:
Info fld=0x0, Current sd0b:00: sns = f0 3

of course i had make a dir called sda but the dev is the important thing not the dir-name.

for dev i tried diferent names such as: sda1 sda sda2 - 7 sdax sdb sdb1 and so on

MrT

[certifieduser]

try to isolate the problem

try cd based boot 3.6 and try to mount the usb based hdd and see the problem continues.

try cd based boot 3.4 and try to do the same.

hook the usb based hdd before you boot the system.

see the results and you should have the clue to fix it.

hope this helps.

[Markus]

dmesg|grep sd

OUTPUT:
Info fld=0x0, Current sd0b:00: sns = f0 3

Not very promising. Can you see it with qtparted?

of course i had make a dir called sda but the dev is the important thing not the dir-name.

Well, sorry, but sometimes it's difficult to tell how much people have experience with linux.
I suppose there's no point asking if the drive is partitioned&formatted

[MrT]

I suppose there's no point asking if the drive is partitioned&formatted

qtparted couldn't find the HDD

The USB-HDD had 1 Partion and is formated in FAT32

MrT

P.S. the USB-HDD works on Redmond and my Suse Workstation on the fly, what's the next step. Kernel 2.4.27