Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-mount
$lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1 Release: 8.04 $ apt-cache policy gnome-mount gnome-mount: Installed: 0.8~svn20080225-0ubuntu4 Candidate: 0.8~svn20080225-0ubuntu4 Version table: *** 0.8~svn20080225-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Description: When connecting a NTFS formated external hard drive (via USB), I constantly get "Invalid Mount Option". Syslog: ----------------- Oct 10 09:18:27 johnm-laptop kernel: [45811.792695] usb 5-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7 Oct 10 09:18:27 johnm-laptop kernel: [45811.946988] usb 5-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Oct 10 09:18:27 johnm-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1223626707.413059] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_bc2_3110_____________9QJ0YKES'). Oct 10 09:18:27 johnm-laptop kernel: [45812.000100] scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Oct 10 09:18:27 johnm-laptop kernel: [45812.011996] usb-storage: device found at 7 Oct 10 09:18:27 johnm-laptop kernel: [45812.012009] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning Oct 10 09:18:27 johnm-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1223626707.650082] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_bc2_3110_____________9QJ0YKES_if0'). Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.011189] usb-storage: device scan complete Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.013538] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access Seagate FreeAgent Pro 4109 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4 Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.030362] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors (1000205 MB) Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.034911] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.034925] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 1c 00 00 00 Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.034933] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.038887] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors (1000205 MB) Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.041392] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.041406] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 1c 00 00 00 Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.041414] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.041429] sdc: sdc1 Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.074928] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop kernel: [45817.075051] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1223626712.773395] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_bc2_3110_____________9QJ0YKES_if0_scsi_host'). Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1223626712.781707] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_bc2_3110_____________9QJ0YKES_if0_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0'). Oct 10 09:18:32 johnm-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1223626712.798097] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_bc2_3110_____________9QJ0YKES_if0_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0_scsi_generic'). Oct 10 09:18:33 johnm-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1223626713.086488] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_serial_Seagate_FreeAgent_Pro_9QJ0YKES_0_0'). Oct 10 09:18:33 johnm-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1223626713.217936] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_16542473542457AF'). Oct 10 09:18:33 johnm-laptop kernel: [45818.064927] UDF-fs: No partition found (1) Oct 10 09:18:33 johnm-laptop kernel: [45818.112086] ISOFS: Unable to identify CD-ROM format. For some reason, Ubuntu identifies the harddrive as a CD-ROM. When mounting the device via gparted (as root) it mounted without any problem as NTFS formated hard drive: Syslog ------------------- Oct 10 09:24:44 johnm-laptop ntfs-3g[14914]: Version 1.2216 external FUSE 27 Oct 10 09:24:44 johnm-laptop ntfs-3g[14914]: Mounted /dev/sdc1 (Read-Write, label "FreeAgent Drive", NTFS 3.1) Oct 10 09:24:44 johnm-laptop ntfs-3g[14914]: Cmdline options: rw Oct 10 09:24:44 johnm-laptop ntfs-3g[14914]: Mount options: rw,silent,allow_other,nonempty,relatime,noatime,fsname=/dev/sdc1,blkdev,blksize=4096 I have included premissions to /media directory, as I think this might be the problem: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/media$ ls -la total 12 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-07-02 11:16 . drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 2008-10-09 19:48 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 999 6 2008-10-09 19:49 cdrom -> cdrom0 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 2008-10-09 14:31 cdrom0 ** Affects: gnome-mount (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Invalid Mount Option https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281174 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs