Re: etch: cannot mount usb hd
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On 03/17/08 12:04, Jörg Becker wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I cannot mount an usb hd when it was connected while switching on my machine.
> The message is the famous "already mounted or busy". I found many things in
> google, but nothing matches my problem.
>
> symptoms:
> - device is detected on startup (currently /dev/sdc with 3 partitions sdc1-3)
> - mount -> usb hd not in list, so not mounted yet
> - lsofs -> empty for both the device (/dev/sdc2) and the mount point
> - tried different mount points (no shell / file manager blocks the mount point
> - sudo mount -a / open disk in konqueror-> "already mounted or busy"
>
> After restarting the usb hd I can mount its partitions without any problems.
> This is true for both mounting via fstab entry (my backup partition should be
> auto mounted on startup without any desktop support) and the user partition
> which is auto mounted by kde.
Maybe it's still spinning up during the first power-up attempt? If
so, and it gets external power, maybe turn it on first?
If power-thru-USB, maybe set it to noauto mount, and put the mount
command in /etc/rc.local.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"Working with women is a pain in the a**."
My wife
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