[SOLVED] HITACHI external hard drive

newcomer12 · 06-26-2010, 07:22 AM

remains in 'readonly despite rwx in /dev/sda and does not accept to copy into it. mounted correctly.
You see I am a true newbie.

evo2 · 06-29-2010, 12:56 AM

You say "mounted correctly". Can you be more specific? How exactly did you mount it?

Do you have and /etc/fstab entry? If so can you post it?

eg.

Code:

grep sda /etc/fstab

Also with the disk mounted could you please run the following and post the output?

Code:

mount | grep sda

Evo2.

newcomer12 · 07-26-2010, 03:34 PM

- External disks operates (blue light and turning sound);
- /etc/mtab : no entry of sda*
- /etc/fstab : no entry of sda*
- /media : no entry of hitachi
- /yast2 Media check:
Check started (/dev/sr0)...
Cannot read medium in the drive /dev/sr0.
MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-832S (/dev/sr0)

newcomer12 · 08-03-2010, 04:27 AM

I now restarted the machine and then
mount /dev/sda1 /media/hitachi
and it worked.