External USB HD.

[NewLinuxUser123]

Hi Linux Guru's,

I need help?? I have external USB HD. But I can't access it. Please help me mount it. Help me with the codes. Thanks

[devils casper]

plug-in External Disk and execute this code in terminal/konsole

su -
fdisk -l

post output here.





Casper

[NewLinuxUser123]

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 2611 20972826 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 6544 9729 25591545 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda3 2612 6543 31583790 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 14593 117218241 7 HPFS/NTFS

[devils casper]

your External Harddisk is in NTFS format and you will have read only access.
execute this

su -
mkdir /media/external_hd
mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1   /media/external_hd

check external_hd folder in /media.
for NTFS write access, install ntfs-3g package.






Casper

[NewLinuxUser123]

Thanks. I can access the drive. But like you said, i dont have write access. I went to download the ntfs-3g. I have hard time installing it on. Please hlep. I am really dump in Linux.

[devils casper]

check this thread for instructions on installation of ntfs-3g in SuSe.







Casper