Dec132012

Why is Linux Mint unable to mount a hard disk?

Ankur Kansagara asks:

Recently, I bought a new laptop HP G6 2010ax 6GB RAM AMD A8 1.9 GHz 1 TB HDD.

First of all, since this is the firs time I am using an OS other than Windows, I must say that somehow I managed to install LM14 on my notebook. However, beyond that I am not able to move any further.

Whenever I try to click the 1 TB icon in Computer, it says -
Unable to mount location. Can’t mount file.

Also my mts mblaze datacard is not working with this notebook.


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Marko D

December 14, 2012
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Hunbuhbhuygb Ygygbgybygb

December 14, 2012

Either the hard disk is dead,or you need drivers.

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Jim Chambers

December 14, 2012

Second problem indicates card reader requires a driver. I assume the HDD is an external drive. Does it use USB or eSATA connection? Is the drive formatted in NTFS? If so Linux won’t read it unless NTFS-3G driver is installed.

Abba Jee

Latest version of linux ( fedora , ubuntu , mint ) has no problems reading NTFS formatted drives

December 14, 2012
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Vishal Srivastava

December 14, 2012

Search Linux Mint’s forums to get yourself the drivers required for the Hard drive. Also, format it with Linux or use a NTFS driver…

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ha14

December 14, 2012

Good cable connection, else OS will hang
http://community.linuxmint.com/idea/view/1773

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Abba Jee

December 14, 2012

It’s because you have to be root when you want to mount a drive,
then you can mount the drive through command ( terminal ) or use Nautilus

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Ahamed Yaseen

December 14, 2012

You have to mount properly …

If u r not familiar with commands then ,

Use Ubuntu , go to software center -> search PySDM then install….

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josemon maliakal

December 14, 2012

really confusing ..i am sometimes unable to mount iso on my ubuntu too

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