[ubuntu] usb key and drive won't mount in hardy

[lecter255]

I am pretty new to Ubuntu so i searched up some thread on this topic but don't really understand them.
Anyways, I did a fresh install of 8.04. In gutsy, I just plug in my usb key and I can open it. In hardy, I plug it in and I try to click it open and it says

"Invalid mount option when trying to mount volume 'UBUNTU 804'" UBUNTU 804 is the name of my usb key. how do open this usb key? It's int FAT32 format.

[hmarkg]

I'm also having the same problem. Recently I just upgraded to ubuntu 8.04 LTS and i cant seem to be able to mount my external hard disk (NTFS format). I even tried to force mount it but it didnt work. HELP...!!!

[lecter255]

yea i have an external hard drive too, NTFS, and I can't mount that either.

c'mon guys 30 views and no solution for this seemingly easy problem? am i posting in the wrong section?

[prshah]

Originally Posted by lecter255 In gutsy, I just plug in my usb key and I can open it. In hardy, I plug it in and I try to click it open and it says "Invalid mount option when trying to mount volume 'UBUNTU 804'

Originally Posted by hmarkg I'm also having the same problem. and i cant seem to be able to mount my external hard disk (NTFS format).

Can both of your please post the output of

dmesg | tail
cat /var/log/messages | tail

immediately _after_ plugging in the usb device?

[lecter255]

Originally Posted by prshah Can both of your please post the output of dmesg | tail cat /var/log/messages | tail immediately _after_ plugging in the usb device?

here you go

asdf@asdf-laptop:~$ dmesg | tail
[ 1414.757869] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1414.762341] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 1952768 512-byte hardware sectors (1000 MB)
[ 1414.763620] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1414.763623] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
[ 1414.763626] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1414.763631] sdb: sdb1
[ 1414.799161] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 1414.799219] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 1416.820615] UDF-fs: No partition found (1)
[ 1417.099476] ISOFS: Unable to identify CD-ROM format.
asdf@asdf-laptop:~$ cat /var/log/messages | tail
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.748754] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.756255] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 1952768 512-byte hardware sectors (1000 MB)
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.757859] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.762341] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 1952768 512-byte hardware sectors (1000 MB)
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.763620] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.763631] sdb: sdb1
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.799161] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
May 7 17:02:09 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1414.799219] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
May 7 17:02:11 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1416.820615] UDF-fs: No partition found (1)
May 7 17:02:12 asdf-laptop kernel: [ 1417.099476] ISOFS: Unable to identify CD-ROM format.

[Do0odz]

Originally Posted by prshah Can both of your please post the output of dmesg | tail cat /var/log/messages | tail immediately _after_ plugging in the usb device?

I too facing the same problem :S here's my output

May 8 22:43:57 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7798.716904] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
May 8 22:43:57 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7798.716910] USB Mass Storage support registered.
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.714664] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access TOSHIBA MK1246GSX PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.723591] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 234441648 512-byte hardware sectors (120034 MB)
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.726254] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.728109] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 234441648 512-byte hardware sectors (120034 MB)
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.730617] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.730634] sdb: sdb1
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.742764] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
May 8 22:44:02 Do0oDz kernel: [ 7803.742834] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0

[Anxiety35]

Since the update I've also been having trouble getting my external and even my internal windows partition to mount.

This is my output. I don't see any errors or anything like that, but I can't access the drive at all:

May 8 13:56:18 william-laptop kernel: [13182.395200] usb 5-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 14 May 8 13:56:19 william-laptop kernel: [13184.753173] usb 5-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 15 May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13188.360267] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access WDC WD50 00AAJS-22TKA0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13186.312862] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953546336 512-byte hardware sectors (1000216 MB) May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13186.313900] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13186.315269] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953546336 512-byte hardware sectors (1000216 MB) May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13186.316022] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13186.316037] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13186.324415] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk May 8 13:56:22 william-laptop kernel: [13186.324483] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0

[prshah]

Originally Posted by lecter255 here you go asdf@asdf-laptop:~$ dmesg | tail

Originally Posted by Do0odz I too facing the same problem :S here's my output

Originally Posted by Anxiety35 This is my output. I don't see any errors or anything like that, but I can't access the drive at all:

All your outputs look fine to me, no errors... maybe

sudo fdisk -l

when the device is sitting plugged in?

[lecter255]

i get this when I do "sudo fdisk -l"

asdf@asdf-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for asdf:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x61ee3727

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 17622 141546793 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 18643 19457 6546487+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 18519 18642 996030 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda4 17623 18518 7197120 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/sdb: 999 MB, 999817216 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00045ce4

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 121 971901 b W95 FAT32


my internal hard drive's partitions mount fine. the device with 999 MB is my USB stick

[wabbster]

Can you try this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=785263

and see if that method works?

Good Luck,
Wabb.