I can't get my usb drive to mount/access properly

[khonsu]

Hello,

I'm very new to Linux. I used Dapper(Ubuntu-Gnome) for a few months dual boot, with my windows XP Professional, without any problems. The forums are very helpful in most situations. So here's my problem.

I installed Edgy clean install got my windows partition mounted easily using mkdir, edit fstab, mount -a, but when i tried to get my usb hd to work(no access right/not enough rights) things went wrong somehow. I unmounted, redid, and still no luck(same method as windows partition). I then tried using kdesu konqueror change access rights method. No go there. I then tried administrator mode system settings change access and such no luck either.

Here's my fdisk -l

shannon@shannon-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24315 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 5 40131 de Dell Utility
/dev/hda2 * 6 3193 25600000+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda3 3194 24315 169662465 5 Extended
/dev/hda4 3193 3193 7609+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda5 3194 5743 20482843+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 23934 24315 3068383+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda7 5744 23933 146111143+ 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 30401 244196001 7 HPFS/NTFS
shannon@shannon-desktop:~$


hda1=dell system restore
hda2=win xp pro
hda3=extended partition for (/,home,swap)
hda4=unknown appeared during partition process (possible extension of hda1 7.? MB didn't matter too much)
hda5=/
hda6=swap
hda7=home
sda1=(problem)usb hd where all my files are at

Here's my fstab.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda5
UUID=520db7b6-e7c3-4648-b78e-8323c2fbc6a5 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# /dev/hda7
UUID=6f290fb9-833f-4f8e-81fc-6e9556c24c75 /home ext3 nouser,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
# /dev/hda2
UUID=D6A04802A047E797 /media/windows ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,uid=0,gid=46,auto,rw,n ouser 0 1
# /dev/hda6
UUID=aedb274d-8068-4f52-8881-b1dd9dfa3eed none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 auto user,atime,auto,ro,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/hda7 /home auto nouser,atime,auto,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

Be warned I got a little flustered and probably messed this up somewhere. Any help is greatly appreciated.

TIA

[alexnnn]

Re: I can't get my usb drive to mount/access properly

Hello

Could you please plug your USB drive in and post the outcome of lsusb

[podunk]

Re: I can't get my usb drive to mount/access properly

For some reason or another when I boot up with my USB plugged in Ubuntu won't detect it. But if I plug it in once Ubuntu is up it mounts it and puts an icon on my desktop.

[khonsu]

Re: I can't get my usb drive to mount/access properly

Hello

Could you please plug your USB drive in and post the outcome of lsusb

Ok here's what that gave me.

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 059f:0621 LaCie, Ltd
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
shannon@shannon-desktop:~$

also tried unplugging/plugging back in...the icons show up but cannot access. tried to change access rights, but it won't allow that.

[podunk]

Re: I can't get my usb drive to mount/access properly

There is a guy with the same drive over on Ubuntu with the same problem, you might keep an eye on that thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=291387

[podunk]

Re: I can't get my usb drive to mount/access properly

Something I just noticed, your fstab doesn't have File type in in it. A line form my fstab

/dev/hda3 /home ext3 nodev,nosuid 0 2

I have
device (hda3} mountpoint(/home) file type (ext3)

Maybe you should put the file type for that drive in your fstab?

[khonsu]

Re: I can't get my usb drive to mount/access properly

I had the file type setting on auto. I also noticed something. I had two entries for hda7, so I got rid of the latter one(saved the entry in case I need to put it back). For the usb drive I unmounted removed the directory and fstab entry(saved also). Ithen rebooted and usb drive mounted and is now accessible as read-only(wich is what I want), but now there's no fstab entry for it. Is that ok? Plus I want to know is current hda7 fstab looks ok

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda5
UUID=520db7b6-e7c3-4648-b78e-8323c2fbc6a5 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# /dev/hda7
UUID=6f290fb9-833f-4f8e-81fc-6e9556c24c75 /home ext3 nouser,defaults,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 2
# /dev/hda2
UUID=D6A04802A047E797 /media/windows ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,uid=0,gid=46,auto,rw,n ouser 0 1
# /dev/hda6
UUID=aedb274d-8068-4f52-8881-b1dd9dfa3eed none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,atime,noauto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0