From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 1 17:47:15 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ED6116A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:47:15 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.169.223]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DD79943D45 for ; Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:47:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com) Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.59.3.192?) (wyoming?antelope@205.241.228.70 with plain) by smtp104.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Nov 2004 17:47:12 -0000 Message-ID: <4186769B.8010000@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:47:07 -0700 From: Lloyd Hayes User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040803 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dave References: <005201c4bfd4$2a22c430$0200a8c0@satellite> In-Reply-To: <005201c4bfd4$2a22c430$0200a8c0@satellite> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: external hard drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 17:47:15 -0000 Don't have a clue as to the type of drive. I bought it at CompUSA over a year ago. On the case, it simply says: USB2.0 2.5" slim It works fine under Win XP. It is an IBM hard drive within the case. But I realized last night that I am having similar problems with a 40 Buslink external hard drive, connect by USB plug, which I use all of the time. It did recognize it during the installation process, but I hadn't checked it again until last night. I posted this a minute ago, but I think the problem is the SSH program. This was the 1st time that I had it hooked up after installing the system. This is a drive that is usually recognized by any operating system, and was also recognized by FBSD when I had it installed before. (I know someone is going to say that I shouldn't have changed it....) Maybe I am missing something here, or have forgotten something, or haven't read something. I have 3 FreeBSD books and have printed out the new online manual. I'm trying to mount it using: mount_msdosfs /dev/da0 /usb0 I have the '/usb0' directory created in my '/' dir. I also have the following in my fstab: /dev/da0 /usb0 msdos noauto 0 0 I am getting an error from this line when I try using 'mount -a'. I'm trying to remember the error, but it referred to file system type. This drive is formated as a fat32 file system. Lloyd Hayes Email: lloyd545220-trucker@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 dave wrote: >Hello, > Not sure of what is happening, it sounds like your drive is at least >being seen because as you say something is working it. Have you tried >booting in debug mode? > What enclossure are you using for this drive? I am thinking about >replacing mine, i got a sanmax or sandisk can't remember which the company >was terible it died 3 months later and they won't go for it, pitiful >service, so i was wondering in case i decide to replace it. >Thanks. >Dave. > > > > >