Mount issue

[Jim Smith]

Robert Spanjaard wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:23:04 -0700, Jim Smith wrote:
>
>   
>>> Can you post a copy of /etc/fstab?
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Here it is.
>>
>> /etc/fstab:
>>  
>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information. #
>> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
>> proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0 #
>> /dev/sda4 -- converted during upgrade to edgy
>> UUID=c8253db2-ac0b-4664-9e3c-837ce469a95d / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
>> # /dev/sda3 -- converted during upgrade to edgy
>> UUID=53682bbd-4fcd-4d8c-81a6-7da4e9dc3ece none swap sw 0 0
>> UUID=81c37411-73dc-470b-a908-291e03841c94 none swap sw 0 0
>> /dev/cdrom      /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
>> /dev/sda2       /media/Jim,s\040HD ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
>>
>> The device shows uip in the devices list in a file browser, but still
>> gives the same errors when attempting to mount.
>>     
>
> What do you mean by the "devices list"? If it shows up, doesn't that mean 
> it's already mounted? What happens when you click on it? Can you view the 
> properties of the device?
>
>   
>> I plugged it in to my
>> other Ubuntu box, also running Hardy and it mounted normally. Whatever
>> the problem is resides on this machine.
>>     
>
> It does. The error is about the mount point. In the first column of
> your fstab, you can see several devices/partitions which are normally
> available on your computer. The second column lists the position (mount
> point) where they will be added to your filesystem. Somehow, your
> computer tries to add the USB-drive at an illegal position.
> You could take another look at /etc/mtab after you plugged in the drive,
> and see if sdb1 is listed there. (Proably not, if the mounting fails.)
>
> Another option would be to check if you have a udev.rules file with an
> illegal rule for the USB hard disk. Check it by typing
>
> cat /etc/udev/udev.rules
>
> (udev.rules is a bit like fstab, but then for hotswappable devices)
>
>   
Result of that is:
jim at JimsBook:~$ cat /etc/udev/udev.rules
cat: /etc/udev/udev.rules: No such file or directory
jim at JimsBook:~$

/etc/udev contains a subdirectory 'rules.d' which contains numerous
files, many of which I looked at but none of which seem to have my
device in mind.
lsusb does show the device on the first line:
jim at JimsBook:~$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 0d49:7350 Maxtor
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0ac8:c002 Z-Star Microelectronics Corp.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 045e:00e1 Microsoft Corp. Wireless Laser Mouse
6000 Reciever
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
jim at JimsBook:~$
Still mystified.

Jim