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I am trying to mount an external hard drive that is ntfs formatted using windows. Ubuntu wont let me mount how do I force mount it? here is my fdisk ...
  1. 04-07-2009 #1
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    Mount external hard drive

    I am trying to mount an external hard drive that is ntfs formatted using windows. Ubuntu wont let me mount how do I force mount it?

    here is my fdisk

    matthew@matthew-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l

    Disk /dev/sda: 30.0 GB, 30005821440 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3648 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0xa266a266

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sda1 * 1 3508 28177978+ 83 Linux
    /dev/sda2 3509 3648 1124550 5 Extended
    /dev/sda5 3509 3648 1124518+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

    Disk /dev/sdb: 2199.0 GB, 2199023255552 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 267349 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000000

    Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table
    matthew@matthew-laptop:~$

    Which is my usb drive? /dev/sdb??
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    Yes it should ne /dev/sdb..
    but theres no partition and filesystem on it.
    you need one to mount drive.
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    does it work in Windows? Or is it a blank hard drive? if nothing is important on it just format it and it shoudl work no problem
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    It does work in windows ... so i guess ill have to back that stuff up on my windows computer and format and make a new partition again.
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    Before reformatting....

    Disk /dev/sdb: 2199.0 GB
    Is this drive seriously 2 terrabytes? If not, udev is misreading the drive geometry in such a way that might make this drive (or maybe it's the drive case/usb adapter) unusable in the current Linux incarnation. What's the make and model of this external drive?
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    Which version of Ubuntu are you using? Post the output of uname -a command here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by D-cat View Post
    Before reformatting....



    Is this drive seriously 2 terrabytes? If not, udev is misreading the drive geometry in such a way that might make this drive (or maybe it's the drive case/usb adapter) unusable in the current Linux incarnation. What's the make and model of this external drive?



    How did I over look that!! No I don't but I WISH I had 2 terrabytes!
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    matthew@matthew-laptop:~$ uname -a
    Linux matthew-laptop 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:57:48 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
    matthew@matthew-laptop:~$
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    Well its a latest kernel..
    I think you should check the drive in Windows again or boot up a live cd and see if you can detect that partition.
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