Harddrive question

shughe54 · 04-11-2006, 01:06 AM

I have a 186gb hdd in an external inclosure. It has been formatted FAT32 and partitioned (5 partitions). The problem is that Mandrake will not mount it automatically. And when mounted manualy it is in read only.

The drive is OK sinse it can be mounted with winXP.

It used to be in the Mandrake computer with the same configuration. I used an ATA controller card to handle the LBA.

Now Mandrake won't recognize the hdd when I put it back into the computer.

What's going on with it? How can I correct it? ETC. :(

Ritespeed · 04-11-2006, 10:04 AM

You might want to try a low level format from the manufacturer of the hard drive and then reconfigure your system.

shughe54 · 04-12-2006, 03:54 AM

Thank you for the reply I'll check into what problems a low level format will cause the data onboard. But my gut tells me to pass on that solution.

batty_professor · 04-12-2006, 09:59 PM

Performing any sort of format will cause you to lose the data on the drive. The issue I see pertains to privlages. Since you're using Mandrake, I can tell you to open the system menu, configuration, configure my computer, enter your root password at the prompt, then in the control center select mount points, you may need to scroll to it, select hard drives, and find the desired disk in the list. If it connects by way of a USB port it will be id"d as SDA, SDA1, SDA2 etc. After you have selected the drive, you can click the expert mode button at the bottom of the window, that gets you more options such as mount by ordinary user, auto mount, etc (that window has scroll bars). Part of the overall problem is since you accessed this with windows, windows has set the permissions on the drive, If the drive is used back and forth, this may be a repeat problem. I'm not sure specifically how to tell you to set the parameters, but be careful while you're in the configuration interface. It's a powerful tool, you can do exactly what you want, or you can do lots of damage. The interface will usually warn you if what you're about to do is dangerous, but it's not foolproof. Be careful in there. Save your (click "done") settings for them to take effect.

04-11-2006, 01:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
shughe54 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32 OS: several, linux Mandrake 10,Win98, XP pro	Harddrive question I have a 186gb hdd in an external inclosure. It has been formatted FAT32 and partitioned (5 partitions). The problem is that Mandrake will not mount it automatically. And when mounted manualy it is in read only. The drive is OK sinse it can be mounted with winXP. It used to be in the Mandrake computer with the same configuration. I used an ATA controller card to handle the LBA. Now Mandrake won't recognize the hdd when I put it back into the computer. What's going on with it? How can I correct it? ETC. :(

04-12-2006, 09:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	Performing any sort of format will cause you to lose the data on the drive. The issue I see pertains to privlages. Since you're using Mandrake, I can tell you to open the system menu, configuration, configure my computer, enter your root password at the prompt, then in the control center select mount points, you may need to scroll to it, select hard drives, and find the desired disk in the list. If it connects by way of a USB port it will be id"d as SDA, SDA1, SDA2 etc. After you have selected the drive, you can click the expert mode button at the bottom of the window, that gets you more options such as mount by ordinary user, auto mount, etc (that window has scroll bars). Part of the overall problem is since you accessed this with windows, windows has set the permissions on the drive, If the drive is used back and forth, this may be a repeat problem. I'm not sure specifically how to tell you to set the parameters, but be careful while you're in the configuration interface. It's a powerful tool, you can do exactly what you want, or you can do lots of damage. The interface will usually warn you if what you're about to do is dangerous, but it's not foolproof. Be careful in there. Save your (click "done") settings for them to take effect. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

04-11-2006, 10:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ritespeed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 115 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64, Vista Ultimate 64, have runned all xp versions and a few linux distros	You might want to try a low level format from the manufacturer of the hard drive and then reconfigure your system.

04-12-2006, 03:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
shughe54 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32 OS: several, linux Mandrake 10,Win98, XP pro	Thank you for the reply I'll check into what problems a low level format will cause the data onboard. But my gut tells me to pass on that solution.