Can't mount other drives

[dimmutal]

I have kubuntu installed in one of my three hd's. In storage media i can't see the other two drives nor can i see the contents of an external usb drive. They are all marked as disabled in Disk & filesystems window, but when i try to mount them an error message appears. any ideas? i use kubuntu 7.10

[Snowhog]

Re: Can't mount other drives

Open a console and type:

cat /etc/fstab

copy and paste the output into your reply.
Also, while in the console, type:

groups

copy and paste the output into your reply.

This will help us to resolve your problem.

[dimmutal]

Re: Can't mount other drives

The command cat /etc/fstab gave the following. Notice that now the problem is only with an external USB drive (sdd1). My other two drives appear and function correctly after a fresh install of Kubuntu. So focus on the external USB drive.

mimis@Mimis:~$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>  <type> <options>    <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda6
UUID=a931aec2-12d9-4881-a5e9-4da200e4f533 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# /dev/sda7
UUID=7666de9d-1a33-4d61-9637-688dbaf82eeb /home ext3 nouser,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
# /dev/sdb1
UUID=F008326908322ECA /media/sdb1 ntfs defaults,umask=007,uid=0,gid=46,auto,rw,nouser 0 1
# /dev/sdc1
UUID=FA80966A80962CDF /media/sdc1 ntfs defaults,umask=007,uid=0,gid=46,auto,rw,nouser 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=3054d335-c579-42f1-bcbb-26b273019f33 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/sdd1 <mount\040point> auto users,auto,atime,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

The command groups gave:

mimis@Mimis:~$ groups
mimis adm dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev scanner fuse lpadmin admin netdev powerdev

[Snowhog]

Re: Can't mount other drives

The problem is with the syntax in bold in the last line of your fstab file:

/dev/sdd1 <mount\040point> auto users,auto,atime,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

If you intend to keep this USB HD connected all the time, you can fix this. First, edit the fstab file as root. Open Konqueror and navigate to /etc and right-click on the fstab file and select Actions | Edit as Root and change that line to this:

/dev/sdd1 /media/sdd1 auto users,auto,atime,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

Save and close the file. Then, open a console and type:

sudo mkdir /media/sdd1

Perform a normal shutdown/restart. You should have access to the USB HD. Please report back.

[dimmutal]

Re: Can't mount other drives

I did as Snowhog suggested and now i can see the device in the storage media tab BUT it isn't mounted. When i try to access it i get a message at the bottom of the page saying:

"fusermount:user has no write access to mountpoint /media/sdd1. FUSE mount point creation failed (unmounting /dev/sdd1)"

The only way to mount it is manually by going to system settings->disks & filesystems and then right click on the drive and enable. For your help, i want to mention that after i mount it manually there are some folders that i can't delete! I mention that in case it helps you to figure out what the problem is...

[Snowhog]

Re: Can't mount other drives

Is this USB HD formatted for Windows (XP or higher)?

[dimmutal]

Re: Can't mount other drives

Yes, i formatted the drive with Partition Magic, under Windows XP, and then rebooted. I also have a problem copying or creating files with greek filenames in this usb drive. Does it have to do with the automounting problem?

[dimmutal]

Re: Can't mount other drives

Ok guys, i formatted the external usb drive with FAT32 system and automounting works just fine! So i guess if ti isn't for your inconvenience format your usb drives with fat32 and everything will be working ok! I had this idea because all my usb sticks work fine and i know that all of them are fat32 formatted, so i did the same with my drive...