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    External Hard Drive Help

    I have an external hard drive that kubuntu will not see
    i can't even find it's /dev/ entry...

    It is partitioned in ntfs

    i had it working in kubuntu a while back but switched to vista for a class. I switched back to kubuntu recently and put all of my files on the external hard drive.

    can anyone help me make the os see the hard drive?

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    Re: External Hard Drive Help

    Open a console and type the following commands:
    Code:
    fdisk -l
    (that's a lower case L)
    Copy/paste the output into your reply.
    Code:
    blkid
    Copy/paste the output into your reply.

    With this information we can provide you with the entry to /etc/fstab that will mount the drive as read/write.

    Also ensure that you have the package ntfs-3g installed.
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      Re: External Hard Drive Help

      d@jd-laptop:~$ fdisk -l
      Cannot open /dev/sda
      jd@jd-laptop:~$ blkid
      /dev/sda1: UUID="2A14800B147FD7F1" TYPE="ntfs" //This is my xp partition
      /dev/sda5: UUID="7ba36eb3-8794-4f98-83dc-027b7306ae30" TYPE="ext3"
      /dev/sda6: UUID="d1198f24-de3f-4f61-989e-68c5239a55b6" TYPE="swap"
      /dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
      /dev/sdb1: LABEL="JD'S SHUFFL" UUID="0000-0000" TYPE="vfat"
      jd@jd-laptop:~$ fdisk //didn't think the first one gave any info so i tried this one and just for kicks i put it on here

      Usage: fdisk [-l] [-b SSZ] [-u] device
      E.g.: fdisk /dev/hda (for the first IDE disk)
      or: fdisk /dev/sdc (for the third SCSI disk)
      or: fdisk /dev/eda (for the first PS/2 ESDI drive)
      or: fdisk /dev/rd/c0d0 or: fdisk /dev/ida/c0d0 (for RAID devices)
      ...


      If you need anything think else just let me know
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        #4
        Re: External Hard Drive Help

        Sorry. Redo the command as:
        Code:
        sudo fdisk -l
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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          Re: External Hard Drive Help


          Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
          255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
          Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
          Disk identifier: 0x00000080

          Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
          /dev/sda1 * 1 5099 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS
          /dev/sda2 5100 14593 76260555 5 Extended
          /dev/sda5 5100 14200 73103751 83 Linux
          /dev/sda6 14201 14593 3156741 82 Linux swap / Solaris


          ok should of thought about that...
          but it still is showing only sda.... don't know why
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            Re: External Hard Drive Help

            First, open Adept Manager and search on ntfs-3g
            If it isn't installed, install it.

            Open a console and type:
            Code:
            sudo mkdir /media/XP
            (this creates the mount point for your XP partition)

            Then, edit (as root) your /etc/fstab file and add this line to the end:
            UUID=2A14800B147FD7F1 /media/XP ntfs-3g defaults,relatime 0 2
            In a console, type:
            Code:
            sudo mount /media/XP
            This will mount the XP partition for you with read/write ability. The next time you boot your system, it will be auto-mounted.
            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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              Re: External Hard Drive Help

              ok... sorry but there seems to have been a misunderstanding...
              my xp partition mounts fine... it's an external hard drive i have that's not mounting at all
              it's on a completely diferent hard drive and it's not showing up in the /dev/ folder at all as far as i can tell...
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                #8
                Re: External Hard Drive Help

                Ahh. Sorry. How is that external drive connected, and more importantly (probably), why type of drive is it - IDE, SATA, PATA, ...
                Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                  #9
                  Re: External Hard Drive Help

                  okay... i'ts usb...
                  the type of drive.... sorry... i have no idea
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                    #10
                    Re: External Hard Drive Help

                    Is this drive connected when you boot the system?
                    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                      #11
                      Re: External Hard Drive Help

                      it hasn't been.... I'll give that a try and let you know how that goes...
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                        Re: External Hard Drive Help

                        With it connected, once at the desktop, open a console and issue the blkid command again. Post the output.
                        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                          Re: External Hard Drive Help

                          /dev/sda1: UUID="2A14800B147FD7F1" TYPE="ntfs"
                          /dev/sda5: UUID="7ba36eb3-8794-4f98-83dc-027b7306ae30" TYPE="ext3"
                          /dev/sda6: UUID="d1198f24-de3f-4f61-989e-68c5239a55b6" TYPE="swap"
                          /dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
                          /dev/sdb1: LABEL="JD'S SHUFFL" UUID="0000-0000" TYPE="vfat"

                          exact same as before : /
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                            #14
                            Re: External Hard Drive Help

                            May I assume, that the JD'S SHUFFL isn't the external HD? By chance, do you know what the /dev/loop0 is?
                            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                              Re: External Hard Drive Help

                              That is my ipod shuffle

                              and i have no idea.... it's gone now i just took the hard drive out for a second to make sure it worked on the pc at work.... and i put it back in and it's gone now
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