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by Erpmans
08 Feb 2014, 03:04
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Failed to mount USB HD
Replies: 4
Views: 6887

Re: Failed to mount USB HD

After some browsing through the forum and some google searches, I seem to have found the solution. I installed ntfs-3g:

SSH-login
Gain root access:
su
Password: excito

apt-get update
apt-get install ntfs-3g

After reattaching the 3 TB drive, and pushing the 'Connect' button in the Disk-tab ...
by Erpmans
05 Feb 2014, 15:53
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Failed to mount USB HD
Replies: 4
Views: 6887

Re: Failed to mount USB HD

If yourb3 is older than a few months you may need to apply a patch to make it read 3tb disks. Please seatch the forum on this topic, as this has been explained a few times. If that doesnt help let us know.

Dear Ubi,

I will check the forum for that. But I very recently bought this B3 and I have ...
by Erpmans
05 Feb 2014, 15:52
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Failed to mount USB HD
Replies: 4
Views: 6887

Re: Failed to mount USB HD

I have done some further research. I entered the command dmesg and there were some lines that could indicate the problem:
NTFS-fs error (device sdb2): parse_ntfs_boot_sector(): Volume size (2TiB) is too large for this architecture. Maximum supported is 2 TiB. Sorry.
NTFS-fs error (device sdb2 ...
by Erpmans
05 Feb 2014, 14:38
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Failed to mount USB HD
Replies: 4
Views: 6887

Failed to mount USB HD

Hello,

I have a B3 with a very small harddrive installed, but I have attached a large 3 TB WD MyBook Live to its USB-port containing a lot of Data. Unfortunately the B3 doesn't seem to be able to mount this drive. It is recognised by the B3, but when I try to mount it under tab 'Disk' using the ...