08-22-2008
Problem mounting extern hd (fedora 9)
Hi there, I'm having a bit of a strange problem which I would appreciate some help with.
The Problem:
I have two external hard drives, but I'm borrowing one off my parents to copy data too (one of mine, which is identical to theirs - WD MyBook 300g - is on its way out).
Fedora 9 recognizes both my external hard drives, but when I plugged my parents' one it it just insists that it "cannot mount drive".
Backstory:
I have always used Windows. Last week my external hard drive with all my music and data on it stopped loading (explorer would crash on every computer I tried it on).
My friend suggested I try Linux - my inexperience meant that, instead of using a Live CD, I tried to install it msyelf.
This screwed up my Windows Boot, so I can now only get into fedora 9.
To my suprise, Fedora recognised my hard drive with barely any effort - I was overjoyed to see all my data, so I thought I'll borrow my parents HD which is identical and copy over the data.
However, as stated above, I am unable to mount their drive for some reason. Both my other external USB 2.0 drives mount fine, I have tried thiers in the same USB ports and with the same power supply etc, to no luck. Their drive also works in Windows (I just tried it at work now!).
Can anyone help me here?
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