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02-22-2008, 06:40 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2005
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mounting external hard drive through usb
I have an external hard drive that I'm having trouble mounting. When I ls /dev/disk/by-*, I don't see any device that could be the drive. Any suggestions?
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02-22-2008, 07:18 PM
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Registered: May 2001
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If you plug in the device, does your syslog show anything related to USB?
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02-23-2008, 07:04 PM
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Registered: Sep 2005
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where's the syslog on a debian box?
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02-24-2008, 08:12 AM
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Midwest USA, Central Illinois
Distribution: SlackwareŽ
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Hi,
Should be '/var/log/'.
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02-25-2008, 04:41 PM
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ok, my syslog doesn't seem to have any message relating to usb
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02-25-2008, 06:28 PM
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Registered: May 2001
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Can you by any chance boot a Live CD and generate output with that? Try posting as much brand, type and HW specs nfo as you can. Is it bus-powered or does it have its own adapter? Is it by any chance usable in ahhh, some other OS?
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02-25-2008, 11:10 PM
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when the drive is plugged in, what does the lsusb command give?
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