Problems with an external hard drive.

[Toadofsky]

Okay so here's what I did.

keenan@TheExecutor:~$ mkdir ~/drive
keenan@TheExecutor:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdf1/home/keenan/drive
mount: can't find /dev/sdf1/home/keenan/drive in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
keenan@TheExecutor:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdf1/home/keenan/signaturedrive
mount: can't find /dev/sdf1/home/keenan/signaturedrive in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
keenan@TheExecutor:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdf1/home/keenan/signaturemini
mount: can't find /dev/sdf1/home/keenan/signaturemini in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab


I tried to see what would happen with typing the name of the drive, but nothing.

(I'm sorry, I know this sounds so noob, but, well, that's what I am with this right now)

[Mewshi]

You need to have a space between /dev/sdf1 and /home...

It's two separate locations

Here's how the mount command works:

mount (command name) (any options you want) /dev/sdf1 (device you want to mount) /home/keenan/drive (location you want to mount it.

[Toadofsky]

Okay, I'm starting to understand this now... I think...

Here's what I typed, here's what I've got so far...

keenan@TheExecutor:~$ sudo mount / dev/ sdf1/ home/keenan
[sudo] password for keenan:
Usage: mount -V : print version
mount -h : print this help
mount : list mounted filesystems
mount -l : idem, including volume labels
So far the informational part. Next the mounting.
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.
mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab
mount device : mount device at the known place
mount directory : mount known device here
mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:
mount --bind olddir newdir
or move a subtree:
mount --move olddir newdir
One can change the type of mount containing the directory dir:
mount --make-shared dir
mount --make-slave dir
mount --make-private dir
mount --make-unbindable dir
One can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtree
containing the directory dir:
mount --make-rshared dir
mount --make-rslave dir
mount --make-rprivate dir
mount --make-runbindable dir
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,
or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid .
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].
For many more details, say man 8 mount .

I know I'm probably getting on your nerves here on something so simple.

[Mewshi]

Just copy and paste everything I have in quotations -_-

"sudo mount /dev/sdf1 /home/keenan/drive"

[Toadofsky]

I'm so sorry, I know this is annoying.

keenan@TheExecutor:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdf1 /home/keenan/drive
$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 1)
Failed to mount '/dev/sdf1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdf1 /home/keenan/drive -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sdf1 /home/keenan/drive ntfs-3g force 0 0
keenan@TheExecutor:~$ mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdf1 /home/keenan/drive -o force
mount: only root can do that

It says it had an unclean shutdown, so I tried to force it to close it. and well, you see what I got from that...

[Mewshi]

try your command again, but put sudo in front

[Toadofsky]

$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 1)
WARNING: Forced mount, reset $LogFile.
keenan@TheExecutor:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdf1 /home/keenan/drive
fuse: mount failed: Device or resource busy

So you see what I tried doing... What does LogFile mean?

[Toadofsky]

Never mind! It's working NOW!!! WOOOT! Thank you sir!!

[Mewshi]

Glad to hear it