How to Mount Usb Disk?

Hi!

Can you paste the contents of your /etc/fstab file here?

Thanks

I am illiterate in Computer language. Please, where do I find the contents of /etc/fstab file?

Hi !

open a terminal, and enter the following command

cat /etc/fstab

paste here the output

bash: cat/etc/fstab: No such file or directory

on start up 'error in device sdb1 logical bloc 1!
and more too fast for me to read.

There is a space between "cat" and "/etc/fstab". Do it again:

cat /etc/fstab

bash: cat/etc/fstab: No such file or directory

Try this:

cd /etc

press enter

gedit fstab

copy and paste the file content here

Thank you

 cd/etc
bash: cd/etc: No such file or directory
frcjwhite@frcjwhite-desktop:~$ geditfstab
bash: geditfstab: command not found

Looks like got a problem with your spacebar, didn't you?

You have to make sure there is at least one space between the two on the command line. You can "cut'n'paste" the following command to make sure you get it right.

cat /etc/fstab

You'll get it, we all know you're can ;-)

frcjwhite@frcjwhite-desktop:~$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda3
UUID=ecf0aa2d-9b2f-4b88-8bc9-783e1d67738f / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=84C06815C0680FAA /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=3E8E7FB98E7F6873 /media/sda5 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=0814E1CC14E1BD36 /media/sda6 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda7
UUID=49fbb35f-261a-4351-ba01-42066402871a none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/ /media

Your last line ("/dev/ /media") is invalid. The first field must describe the block device or remote filesystem to be mounted and "/dev/" is neither. I don't know if it's the cause of your problem but I would start by removing it. To do it, type the following command into a terminal: sudo gedit /etc/fstab

Note that there are spaces between "sudo", "gedit" and "/etc/fstab".

Then, insert a "#" before the first character of the last line.

Before:
/dev/ /media

After:
#/dev/ /media

Reboot your system and try again.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda3
When I

UUID=ecf0aa2d-9b2f-4b88-8bc9-783e1d67738f / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=84C06815C0680FAA /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=3E8E7FB98E7F6873 /media/sda5 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=0814E1CC14E1BD36 /media/sda6 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda7
UUID=49fbb35f-261a-4351-ba01-42066402871a none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/ /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0

When I tried "sudo", "gedit" and "/etc/fstab"., it looked for password and then this is what came. I thought it better to l;et you see it breore I did any more!
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda3
UUID=ecf0aa2d-9b2f-4b88-8bc9-783e1d67738f / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=84C06815C0680FAA /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=3E8E7FB98E7F6873 /media/sda5 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=0814E1CC14E1BD36 /media/sda6 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda7
UUID=49fbb35f-261a-4351-ba01-42066402871a none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/ /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0

Many thanks for your interest and expertise'

Are you having the error message as soon as you plug it into the USB port or do you need to manually mount it to get the error?

Is this device plugged in when you boot the system or is it added after the system has booted.

Have you try to plug a different drive into the USB port to see if it mounts?

If you boot from the Live CD and then connect the USB drive, does it works?

Thank you again for your interest. There is no error message. When I try to mount the disk,It says simply 'unable to mount media'. 'There is probably no media in the drive'
The device is plugged in to a USB hub before system is booted.
The answer to Q. 3 is Yes.
Ubuntu is installed so I no longer use the live cd.

I'd like you to try to boot from the Live CD with no USB drive connected. Once the computer has finished booting, connect the USB drive directly to the computer, not into the USB hub, and tell me if you got the same problem.

This will tells us if the problem is related to your Ubuntu configuration or if the problem comes from the drive or the filesystem.

I tried out your suggestion but, I'm sorry to say, the result is the same as before.
Thank you again for your continuing interest. Cjw

Earlier, you said that your system was giving you some error during startup: "error in device sdb1 logical bloc 1!"

Does those messages disappears if you boot without the USB drive connected?

Do you know what filesystem is on that drive (fat32, ext3, ntfs, ...)?

Thank you again for your expertise and continuing interest. Eventually I brought the external drive to a computer shop on Monday,21 Jan. and it is only now that I got the verdict. "Disk damaged, Data gone". So, I reckon that's it! Many thanks again and apologies for long delay.

Thanks Sébastien Corriveau, that solved my question.

Hi All,
I am sawing this type of error when i am going to mount my USB pendrive.

"You can stop this operating by clicking cencle."

"DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not received a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, The massage bus security policy blocked the reply, The reply timeout expire, or the network connection was broken."

"Invalid mount option when attempting to mount the volume "________"

If any body have any solution for this type of error please send me mail on "<email address hidden>".