nslu2 cant detect ext hdd

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Hi, i have a 300gb ext hdd connected to my nslu2 using the 6.8unslung OS and all of a sudden the hdd is not being detected by my nslu2 device.

i tried to power on and off both devices and change usb cables etc and still no joy.

it maybe my ext hdd thats packed up as i tried to access the hdd from within my win xp pc and no joy.

i went here to download this ext2/3 reader http://www.fs-driver.org/ and what happens is that it detects the hdd BUT i still cannot access it as it keeps saying i need to reformat!

i tried to see what happens if i do try to format and it says it cannot reformat this hdd!! any ideas on how i can access teh contents of this hdd?

it does have the unlsung 6.8 fw installed in it but it cannot be read by either my xp pc and the actual nslu2 device.

cheers

[MadduckUK]

make an ubuntu livecd up, run that and try and access your drive when its connected to your comp that way

[j.o.s.h.1408]

this one?http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download will it autop boot from the cd or do i have to reformat my hdd and install the os?

[MadduckUK]

yep that one, it will boot from the cd

[j.o.s.h.1408]

ubunto is sweet.im on it now hehe but my pc still cannot detect the HDD!!!!!!

[Steve B]

is the hard drive spinning up?
is it still in the enclosure?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

yes its still in the encolsoure and i can hear a sort of ticking sound on it, is a LACIe ext hdd hosed in a silver fanless enclosure

[Steve B]

does the drive appear in disk management in XP?

on the Slug, restart the device, whilst the USB drive is plugged in and run the following command:

ls /dev/ | grep hd

is there any output?

[j.o.s.h.1408]

yea it says "watchdog" lol on the output

in xp it cannot see it from disk management

[Steve B]

yea it says "watchdog" lol on the output

in xp it cannot see it from disk management

are you in via SSH?

what happens if you take the drive out of the enclosure?

[alsenior]

i would say the controller on the drive dead or dying. can you take the drive out of the enclosure and hook it up to the pc using the interface on the actual drive itself

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Bump: just incase you get a similar issue. its nothing to do with the nslu2, its to do with the crappy LaCie enclosure i had:

http://forums.hexus.net/current-barg...ml#post1661493

if i had known this, i would not have reformated the blooming thing losing alot of data!