computer doesn't recognize external drive

Now connect the device and input ls /dev/ | grep sd again and Enter. ( Here's a video explanation)įirstly let's check if Ubuntu detects the device:ĭisconnect your device then open a terminal and input ls /dev/ | grep sd and Enter. The command sudo mount /dev/sdd1 /mnt worked after I typed in sudo fdisk -l!!! Thanks a million!! :) :) The second output has the lines sdd and sdd1 different from the first one. The outputs of ls /dev/ | grep sd before and after connecting the HDD:

The part below 'Partition table entries are not in disk order' takes about 5 minutes to appear. Partition table entries are not in disk orderĭisk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytesĢ55 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I left it in background for about 30 min.s. Mount: special device /dev/sdb1 does not existīut it stays with no output forever. There it is! ('sata bridge' used to appear in a windows notification when I plugged in the HDD in!).This means that Ubuntu detects it but is it not mounting it? The difference was Bus 001 Device 012: ID 14cd:6116 Super Top M6116 SATA Bridge. Bottomline: video explaining the solutionįollowing the first link, I input sudo lsusb in a terminal before and after connecting the HDD. I have two Ubuntu computers and it's not detected on either.

It works perfectly fine on Windows (which excludes cable and hardware problems).

Computer doesn&#39;t recognize external drive

Computer doesn't recognize external drive