On Saturday 25 July 2009 16:22:53 sara fink wrote: > Hi Shlomi > > Your /etc/fstab suggests that the usb hd isn't mounted automatically > upon boot. So when you mount as root sometimes you can specify ext3 as > filesystem and sometimes you don't need. I had this case once. This > was solved. > > as root mount /dev/sdd1 /mnt/external or mount -t ext3 /dev/sdd1 > /mnt/external
Same problem: {{{ [r...@telaviv1 shlomi]# mount -t ext3 /dev/sdd1 /mnt/external/mount: /dev/sdd1 already mounted or /mnt/external/ busy }}} > > From dmesg it appears as sg5 try to do ls -l /dev/sg* to see if you > have some symlink to any device number of sdd. Maybe it was changed > from sdd1 to sdd2 or other? you have some timing estimation from > dmesg? Maybe the output of dmesg is older and sdd became sde or other? > {{{{{{{{{{ [r...@telaviv1 shlomi]# ls -l /dev/sg* crw-rw---- 1 shlomi cdwriter 21, 0 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sg0 crw-rw---- 1 shlomi cdwriter 21, 1 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sg1 crw-rw----+ 1 shlomi cdwriter 21, 2 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sg2 crw-rw----+ 1 shlomi cdwriter 21, 3 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sg3 crw-rw---- 1 shlomi cdwriter 21, 4 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sg4 crw-rw---- 1 shlomi cdwriter 21, 5 2009-07-25 21:20 /dev/sg5 }}}}}}}}}}} > to get an information to my previous question try to run > > ls -l /dev/sd* > {{{{{{{ [r...@telaviv1 shlomi]# ls -l /dev/sd* brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sda brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sda1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 2 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sda2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 5 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sda5 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 16 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdb brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 17 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdb1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 18 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdb2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 19 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdb3 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 21 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdb5 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 32 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdc brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 33 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdc1 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 34 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdc2 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 35 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdc3 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 37 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdc5 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 38 2009-07-25 10:42 /dev/sdc6 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 48 2009-07-25 21:20 /dev/sdd brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 49 2009-07-25 21:20 /dev/sdd1 }}}}}}}} > try to run lsusb and see if the hd is seen at all. There might be a > simple cable issue. > {{{{{{{{ [r...@telaviv1 shlomi]# lsusb Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 003: ID 0d49:7310 Maxtor Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub }}}}}}} > If it appears in lsusb maybe you should consider this line in fstab: > none /proc/bus/usb usbfs > devgid=1014,devmode=664 0 0 > I added this line but /proc/bus/usb seems to be already mounted. None of this seems to have helped me. Regards, Shlomi Fish > Good Luck > > On 7/25/09, Shlomi Fish <shlo...@iglu.org.il> wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > I have an external USB hard-disk ( Maxtor 500 GB). Up to a few weeks ago, > > I was able to mount it and access it properly on my Mandriva Cooker > > system. Recently, however I got this error: > > > > {{{{{{{{{{{ > > shlomi:~$ echo "Before connecting the external disk" > > Before connecting the external disk > > shlomi:~$ cat /etc/fstab | grep external > > /dev/sdd1 /mnt/external ext3 rw,noauto,user 1 0 > > shlomi:~$ mount /mnt/external/ > > mount: special device /dev/sdd1 does not exist > > shlomi:~$ echo "Connecting external disk" > > Connecting external disk > > shlomi:~$ mount /mnt/external/ > > mount: /dev/sdd1 already mounted or /mnt/external busy > > shlomi:~$ dmesg | tail > > scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access Maxtor OneTouch 0125 PQ: 0 > > ANSI: 4 sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0 > > usb-storage: device scan complete > > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors: (500 GB/465 GiB) > > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off > > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Mode Sense: 2d 08 00 00 > > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through > > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through > > sdd: sdd1 > > sd 4:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI disk > > shlomi:~$ mount /dev/sde1 /mnt/external/ > > mount: only root can do that > > shlomi:~$ mount > > /dev/sdc1 on / type xfs (rw) > > none on /proc type proc (rw) > > /dev/sdc2 on /home type xfs (rw) > > /dev/sdc5 on /mnt/Test-fedora type ext3 (rw,nosuid) > > /dev/sdc6 on /mnt/archlinux type ext3 (rw,nosuid) > > /dev/sdb3 on /mnt/kubuntu type xfs (rw,nosuid) > > /dev/sdb1 on /mnt/old-mandriva type xfs (rw,nosuid) > > /dev/sda1 on /mnt/win_c type vfat > > (rw,uid=502,gid=502,iocharset=iso8859-8,codepage=862,umask=002) > > /dev/sda5 on /mnt/win_d type vfat > > (rw,uid=502,gid=502,iocharset=iso8859-8,codepage=86,umask=002) > > none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) > > gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/shlomi/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon > > (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=shlomi) > > shlomi:~$ > > }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} > > > > Can anyone tell me what's wrong? I'm using: > > > > {{{ > > Linux telaviv1.shlomifish.org 2.6.30.2-desktop-1mnb #1 SMP Mon Jul 20 > > 23:44:44 > > EDT 2009 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz GNU/Linux > > }}} > > > > Regards, > > > > Shlomi Fish > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > > Rethinking CPAN - http://xrl.us/bjn7p > > > > God gave us two eyes and ten fingers so we will type five times as much > > as we > > read. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-il mailing list > > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/ways_to_do_it.html God gave us two eyes and ten fingers so we will type five times as much as we read. _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il