External USB Harddisk mount problem, in Mint 8 Gnome Edition

[imranmahsud]

The problem is that I have an external USB harddisk which is always connected to my computer.
In mint 8 if the USB harddisk is connected at system startup then it is visible in the system but cannot be mounted unless it is unplugged and then replugged.

I had no problem like this in Mint 7. The system will some times hang if I try to mount the harddisk before the unplugging and replugging operation

[mick55]

This tutorial will help with your issue.

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=22093

By creating your own mount point you will not have to rely on the OS
correctly detecting and mounting the drive for you.

[Jay514]

Welcome to Linux Mint
I believe this is a bug on some hardware,a problem with udev, solved for some, & unsolved for many - see the post here = http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... =USB+Mount

Note page 7, a rebuild, or what to install, of udev guide
Hope this helps,
Jay514