Mount external USB 2.0 hard disk with NTFS?
Hi mates! I'm not a wizard in linux but I have some modest knowledge. I have RH9 working perfectly in my laptop and everythig is well configured but my 120 GB external had disk connected via USB 2.0. My external drive is detected fine but I don't know how to access to its files. Since NTFS isn't well implemented yet under linux, my only intention is access to it in read-only mode. I've already tried the next command unsuccessfully:
mount -t ntfs /dev/sda /mnt/usb :study: So, the big question is: How to mount a massive storage device using NTFS via USB (2.0)? I'm using NTFS because I need my drive to accessible under Windows as well. If you have any suggestion for me and linux user's community, it'll be really great. Thanks!!:D PD. Useful information is described below: lspci command output: 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 80) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 42) 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1a) 00:07.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) 00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) 00:09.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01) 00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01) 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8636A [ProSavage KN133] AGP4X VGA Controller (TwisterK) (rev 01) 02:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41) 02:00.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 41) 02:00.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 02) The latter USB data is from my PCMCIA USB 2.0 Card. lsusb command output: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 9 Hub bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 1 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x0000 idProduct 0x0000 bcdDevice 2.04 iManufacturer 3 Linux 2.4.20 ehci-hcd iProduct 2 PCI device 1033:00e0 iSerial 1 02:00.2 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 25 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x40 Self Powered MaxPower 0mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 9 Hub bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 2 bInterval 12 Language IDs: (length=4) 0000 (null)((null)) Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0702 Genesys Logic, Inc. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 Interface bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x05e3 Genesys Logic, Inc. idProduct 0x0702 bcdDevice 0.02 iManufacturer 0 iProduct 1 USB TO IDE iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 32 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xc0 Self Powered MaxPower 96mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 2 bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk (Zip) iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 512 bInterval 1 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 512 bInterval 1 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US) Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.00 bDeviceClass 9 Hub bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x0000 idProduct 0x0000 bcdDevice 0.00 iManufacturer 0 iProduct 2 USB UHCI-alt Root Hub iSerial 1 1800 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 25 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x40 Self Powered MaxPower 0mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 9 Hub bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 8 bInterval 255 Language IDs: (length=4) 0000 (null)((null)) :confused: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :mad: |
any chance of actually telling us *WHY* it didn't work??
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Why...
After doing the command I said before I get that:
bash# mount -t ntfs /dev/sda /mnt/usb mount: /dev/sda no es un dispositivo de bloques válido (English-> Not a valid block device) ... and I don't know how to solve it. :confused: If you still need to know anything else, just let me know. Thanks! ;) |
You used a whole drive instead of a partition. You can mount a partition.
# How are the hard drives partitioned fdisk -l # Managing drives LNAG - Accessing my drives Rute - Device Mounting # Redhat links RedHat Linux Manuals Get your mp3 support here Maximum RPM rpmfind Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet RedHat 8.0 Tips & Tricks # Redhat 7.3 down configuration commands setup leads to several configuration tools # Redhat 7.3 up configuration commands Configure soundcard: redhat-config-soundcard Configure X server: redhat-config-xfree86 Configure network: redhat-config-network Manage software: redhat-config-packages # Handling NTFS New Technology FileSystem (NTFS) HOWTOs Linux NTFS project |
I had the same problem with my 15gig hdd. What I had to do is reboot or boot my computer with the external hdd connected. Then I would type: mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/exhdd -o uid=username gid=groupname and that worked for me. Hope this helps.
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Ntfs
Hey. I am a newbie to Linux :newbie: and i tried to mount my external 40GB hdd with NTFS partition. It gave me an error saying that NTFS is not supported by kernel. So what does this means and how can i access the contents of that drive....I have the Red Hat 9
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I hope this helps!:) |
Thanks
Thanks man. So i will just upgrade it to some latest version......
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Musikolo,
You didn't specify the partition in the mount command. Try this. Code:
mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb |
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