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Thread: unplugging usb hard drive

  1. #21
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    Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

    Re: unplugging usb hard drive

    Sorry forgot to give you the sequence of commands that I entered and which finally worked for me.

    1. create a mountpoint
    mkdir /media/external
    2. mount
    sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /media/external -o uid=1000, gid=100,utf8,dmask=027, fmask=137

    Previously I tried unsuccessfully

    3. sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /media/external

    ** Be careful when using options preceded by a " - ". In ntfs-3g, I don't remember if there should be a space between "ntfs" and -3g or not.

    Good luck!

  2. #22
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    Ubuntu

    Re: unplugging usb hard drive

    Quote Originally Posted by petersull View Post
    pread: Input/output error
    Failed to calculate number of free MFTs: Input/output error.
    Remount failed: Input/output error.
    psullivan@pete-pc-u:~$
    Try the same command using a different USB port on the PC and a different cable (if you have one). At this point I am thinking you have a hardware issue (cable/port/external enclosure/drive).

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