Thread: unable to mount Seagate freeagent 2TB USB hard drive

have found many posts on issue, no solutions work or match get, maybe experience figure out.

failed error: repeating endlessly, kept trying endlessly

error mounting: mount exited exit code 13: ntfs_attr_pread_i: ntfs_pread failed: input/output error
failed read ntfs $bitmap: input/output error
ntfs either inconsistent, or there hardware fault, or it's a
softraid/fakeraid hardware. in first case run chkdsk /f on windows
reboot windows twice. usage of /f parameter very
important! if device softraid/fakeraid first activate
, mount different device under /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g.
/dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). please see 'dmraid' documentation
more details.

disk utility see drive /dev/sdc1 , had specs, can't check or format though shows volume.. gparted cant act on it, try , fail same message above

edited ftstab add
/dev/sdc1 /media/e-1 ntfs defaults 0 0 2

didn't add id number line

ran
sudo mkdir /media/e-1
sudo chown -r brian:brian /media/e-1

retry
error message
error mounting: mount exited exit code 1: helper failed with:
mount: root can mount /dev/sdc1 on /media/ext-1

tried sudo mount /media/e-1
got first error message again
second on top of that

reboot, splashscreen message s skip mount of media/e-1 or m manual, pick s
try disk utility
can check disk, clean,
not mount
can safe remove

tried mount dev/sdc1 /media/e-1
error root can that
sudo mount says special device not exist

comment out fstab line, beginning
, disk utilty can't remove
uncomment fstab line , can't mount.. "not root" error exit code 1
in term, same
fdisk sees disk , ids
disk utility works, can safely remove.

tried
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /media/external (from "mount/usb" thread)


exit code 13 message in terminal then
error mounting: mount exited exit code 1: helper failed with:
unprivileged user can not mount ntfs block devices using external fuse
library. either mount volume root, or rebuild ntfs-3g integrated
fuse support , make setuid root. please see more information at
http://ntfs-3g.org/support.html#unprivileged
outside terminal in error box

change fstab line to
ntfs-3g defaults,user,locale=en_us.utf8 0 0
nope, beginning
before , comment out now

hooked windows machine (had find one) windows run w98 legacy. linux since then.
in xp mounted fine, there, ran checkdisk, no problems, disconnected normal.

linux machine, error code 13 still,
uncomment fstab (using original line), changes error code 1 again, can use disk utility safely remove drive

oh used sudo nautilus delete dir created in case getting in way.. though seems problem else together. anyway, should plug , play other usb drives."should" oh well.

? expect missed simple , still don't understand how works under hood.. perhaps chmod on directory if use fstab, or fstab line..though seems shouldn't need usb device. though seems help. or maybe chown command used wrong, usb device?
try power down issue using windows, suggested, tho didn't do, set standby "0"? still not sure supposed adjust what. power saving mode "never" think, , keep trying.. thought i'd post in case.

you changed ownership of mount you. saying must root.

shared ntfs mounted fstab (it linked /mnt):

fred@fred-mavericdt:~$ ls -l sh*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 2010-11-04 19:26 shared -> /mnt/shared

fstab entry:
# entry /dev/sdc2 :
uuid=44332fd360aa9657 /mnt/shared ntfs-3g defaults 0 0

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