External USB drine won't mount, can't see internal HDDs

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#1

Just done a clean install of Suse for the first time ever. The OS can see my external USB drive but won’t mount it. Also my internal HDDs don’t show up. How do I browse these?

#2

you need to provide us with info;

Open a terminal and type:

sudo fdisk -l

then the contents of /etc/fstab
to get that if in kde:
kdesu kwrite /etc/fstab

or gnome:
gnomesu gedit /etc/fstab

copy and paste contents here

#3

Start please by providing more information. Please post here the output of copying and pasting the following one line at a time in a gnome-terminal or a kde konsole, with your external hard drive(s) plugged in :
**cat /etc/fstab
df -Tf
su -c ‘fdisk -l’ **#enter root password when prompted for a password

Note Linux is case sensitive when typing.

#4

here it is but not much help. It asks me for the “root” Password, is that the admin password or something else:

belgarboy@pistol:~> sudo fdisk -l

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility.

root’s password:
sudo: fdisk: command not found
belgarboy@pistol:~> sudo fdisk-l
sudo: fdisk-l: command not found
belgarboy@pistol:~> sudo
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -L | -l | -V | -v
usage: sudo -bEHPS] -p prompt] -u username|#uid] [VAR=value]
{-i | -s | <command>}
usage: sudo -e -S] -p prompt] -u username|#uid] file …
belgarboy@pistol:~> sudo fdisk -l
sudo: fdisk: command not found
belgarboy@pistol:~> gnomesu gedit/etc/fstab
belgarboy@pistol:~> gnomesu gedit/etc/fstab
belgarboy@pistol:~>

#5

correction fdisk -l is su as oldcpu details, not sudo - sorry

open the terminal type
su
then rootpassword

fdisk -l

#6

This better

Password:
pistol:/home/belgarboy # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 122.9 GB, 122942324736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14946 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x94000c08

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 3826 30732313+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 3827 14947 89328519 f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 3827 7535 29784510 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 7535 7729 1566274+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 7730 10340 20972826 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 10341 14945 36989631 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8d399bc0

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 60800 488375968+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
pistol:/home/belgarboy #

#7

This will help you
HowTo Mount NTFS Filesystem Partition Read Write Access in openSUSE 10, 11

#8

How about the above output?

#9

I think oldcpu means

df -Th

rather than

df -Tf
#10

Yes please. I’m bad. :X