From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 13 15:43:20 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 146CA16A418 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:43:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Patrick.Baldwin@studsvik.com) Received: from bostonserver.studsvik-analytic.com (firewall.studsvik-analytic.com [155.212.59.75]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9293413C447 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:43:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Patrick.Baldwin@studsvik.com) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (pc142.studsvik-analytic.com [192.168.169.142]) by bostonserver.studsvik-analytic.com (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id lBDFYcXl015645; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:34:38 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <47615582.9060202@studsvik.com> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:53:38 -0500 From: Patrick Baldwin Organization: Studsvik Scandpower User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 (Windows/20070809) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Yi Wang References: <475F1727.8050501@studsvik.com> <5ea5cca50712121718j5a5c1964hc7da09a72924bc5b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5ea5cca50712121718j5a5c1964hc7da09a72924bc5b@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MailScanner: Found to be clean Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Mounting Western Digital USB drive? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Patrick.Baldwin@studsvik.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:43:20 -0000 Yi Wang wrote: > Try mount_ntfs /dev/da0 /mnt > > some usb disk doesn't have s1 postfix. I get: webmail# mount_ntfs /dev/da0 /mnt/usbdrive mount_ntfs: /dev/da0: Invalid argument I'm wondering if I need to format the USB drive for use with FreeBSD? > On 12/12/07, Patrick Baldwin wrote: >> Hi, I'm trying to mount a 160 GB Western Digital USB 2.0 drive on a >> FreeBSD 6.2 system. This seemed like it should be relatively simple, >> but: >> >> webmail# mount /dev/da0s1 /mnt/usbdrive >> mount: /dev/da0s1 on /mnt/usbdrive: incorrect super block >> >> OK, it seemed a good chance the USB drive was formatted with NTFS, so I >> tried: >> >> webmail# mount_ntfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt/usbdrive >> mount_ntfs: /dev/da0s1: Invalid argument >> >> Further reading on mount_ntfs suggested that even if I got it to >> work, it's not quite what I want: I want read & write access >> with compressed files supported. >> >> dmesg: >> umass0: Western Digital External HDD, rev 2.00/1.04, addr 2 >> da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 >> da0: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-4 device >> da0: 40.000MB/s transfers >> da0: 152627MB (312581808 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 19457C) >> >> usbdevs -v >> Controller /dev/usb0: >> addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, UHCI root hub(0x0000), >> Intel(0x0000), rev 1.00 >> port 1 powered >> port 2 powered >> Controller /dev/usb1: >> addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, UHCI root hub(0x0000), >> Intel(0x0000), rev 1.00 >> port 1 powered >> port 2 powered >> Controller /dev/usb2: >> addr 1: high speed, self powered, config 1, EHCI root hub(0x0000), >> Intel(0x0000), rev 1.00 >> port 1 addr 2: high speed, self powered, config 1, External >> HDD(0x0702), Western Digital(0x1058), rev 1.04 >> port 2 powered >> port 3 powered >> port 4 powered >> >> Any help appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >