On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:53:25 +0100, Lisi wrote: > Hello all! > > Where do I go from here?
(...) What kind of filesystem is on it? > mount /dev/sdc1 /media/Distros/ Why a manual mount? External devices are usually automatically mounted, depending on your desktop/window manager capabilities. > mount: special device /dev/sdc1 does not exist > Tux:/home/lisi# dmesg | tail > [10296.211252] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors (500108 > MB) > [10296.211913] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off > [10296.211917] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 2f 08 00 00 > [10296.211921] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through > [10296.213409] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors (500108 > MB) > [10296.214031] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off > [10296.214035] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 2f 08 00 00 > [10296.214038] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through > [10296.214047] sdc: sdc1 > [10296.265961] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk (...) It seems that "sdc1" partition is detected but nothing more. > exist Tux:/home/lisi# mount (...) You external disk is not listed. > Tux:/home/lisi# mount /dev/sdc /media/Distros (...) What does "fdisk -l /dev/sdc" returns (has to be run as root)? > This is the drive I said that I was having problems with. :-( I suppose > that it might be faulty, but I am more inclined to think that I have > still not finally and fully succeeded in ridding myself of the Windows > "locks". You can run manufacturer's disk tools to analyze the drive. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.09.26.13.55...@gmail.com