external usb hard disk mount gives error

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I get the above message while I try to mount the external usb hard disk.

This is my /etc/fstab contents… Any help highly appreciated.

/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST9120822AS_5LZ30EZ1-part1 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST9120822AS_5LZ30EZ1-part2 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST9120822AS_5LZ30EZ1-part3 /home ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
~

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Is the external usb hard disk NTFS formatted?

If so, try this fix:
NTFS - External_HD_hotplug_bug_in_openSUSE_11.0

ie with your USB device NOT plugged in, open a gnome-terminal or konsole, and type:cd /sbin
su -c ‘ln -s mount.ntfs-3g mount.ntfs’
then plug in your USB external drive. You only need to this once.

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archu wrote:
> [image:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/archu.oct/Snapshots#5245616548726631746]
>
> I get the above message while I try to mount the external usb hard
> disk.

it would help if you also show what command and options you use to mount
the device.

> This is my /etc/fstab contents… Any help highly appreciated.
…]
It’s not listed in fstab, so you need to give mount the filesystem type
in -t , the mounting point and the device name.

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@LittleRedRooster: I just clicked the open in new window option, i din mount the drive manually
@oldcpu: ur solution worked…I actually typed the command u gave. plugged the usb drive into the windows machine, did a safe remove and replugged here… on the whole it worked and thanks a lot :slight_smile: