Raspberry pi cant mount usb drive

[Cupar19]

ok so im trying to setup own cloud to use with my external hdd but to mount the drive i needed to install the ntfs package ,sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g,

but when i enter it i get ,-bash: /usr/bin/sudo: Input/output error.

 

any ideas.

[Cupar19]

9 minutes ago, Cupar19 said:

ok so im trying to setup own cloud to use with my external hdd but to mount the drive i needed to install the ntfs package ,sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g,

but when i enter it i get ,-bash: /usr/bin/sudo: Input/output error.

 

any ideas.

correction any sudo command gets -bash: /usr/bin/sudo: Input/output error

[Hekoki]

is your account set up as a sudoer? (you'd be better off googling how to set that up, the online articles will be far more eloquent than me)

[Cupar19]

Just now, Hekoki said:

is your account set up as a sudoer? (you'd be better off googling how to set that up, the online articles will be far more eloquent than me)

ill take a look but i just tried restarting and now putty gives network error:software caused connection abort

[Hekoki]

Just now, Cupar19 said:

ill take a look but i just tried restarting and now putty gives network error:software caused connection abort

it could just be the case that you tried to connect before the pi had finished booting, but i dont know, im not very familiar with putty bc i usually connect to my pi through a linux vm

[Cupar19]

Just now, Hekoki said:

it could just be the case that you tried to connect before the pi had finished booting, but i dont know, im not very familiar with putty bc i usually connect to my pi through a linux vm

ok restarted again and fixed ill look at the sudoer thing

[KarathKasun]

NTFS on linux is pretty terrible performance wise, is there a specific reason that you are not using EXT4?

[Cupar19]

Just now, KarathKasun said:

NTFS on linux is pretty terrible performance wise, is there a specific reason that you are not using EXT4?

no other than idk how to format to ext4

 

[KarathKasun]

Use fdisk to re-partition the disk with type set to Linux (example: fdisk /dev/sda1.  Use the on screen help to navigate the menus)  Then you will use mkfs.ext4 to format it.  Guide here...

https://superuser.com/questions/643765/creating-ext4-partition-from-console

 

 

Only downside is that the drive will not work in Windows unless you make a NTFS/FAT partition.  I find that having a 90/10 split (ext4/fat) is useful if you need to manually add files from a Windows machine.

[Cupar19]

now i get bus error when trying to run 

sudo mkdir /media/ownclouddrive

[Cupar19]

1 minute ago, Cupar19 said:

now i get bus error when trying to run 

sudo mkdir /media/ownclouddrive

correction every command gets bus error

 

[KarathKasun]

6 minutes ago, Cupar19 said:

now i get bus error when trying to run 

sudo mkdir /media/ownclouddrive

Does the drive have its own power adapter or is it powered by USB?

 

You cannot really use USB powered drives on a Pi.  There just isnt enough power there.

 

It can be done, but you have to power the Pi through the GPIO pins.  The micro USB cant pass enough current to run the Pi (10w) and the HDD (10w)

[Cupar19]

6 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

Does the drive have its own power adapter or is it powered by USB?

 

You cannot really use USB powered drives on a Pi.  There just isnt enough power there.

 

It can be done, but you have to power the Pi through the GPIO pins.  The micro USB cant pass enough current to run the Pi (10w) and the HDD (10w)

ahh that would be the problem then as i dont have one, is there anyway around this, using what i already have, as i dont have a powered hub or a way to power the pi via the gpio pins

[KarathKasun]

https://www.modmypi.com/blog/how-do-i-power-my-raspberry-pi

 

Get a 5V 5A power adapter off of amazon

https://www.amazon.com/JacobsParts-Power-Adapter-Other-Devices/dp/B01K0608A0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521471832&sr=8-1&keywords=5v+5a+power+supply

 

Get some wires with the plugs on them.

https://www.amazon.com/120pcs-Multicolored-Breadboard-Arduino-Raspberry/dp/B072L1XMJR/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521471940&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=pi+female+jumper&psc=1

 

Cut and splice, use solder, tape up the joint or use shrink wrap.

 

You can now run a slimline portable drive on your Pi.

 

High amperage usb adapters will NOT work.  The Pi has a poly-fuse that limits current from the micro usb plug.

[Cupar19]

2 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

https://www.modmypi.com/blog/how-do-i-power-my-raspberry-pi

 

Get a 5V 5A power adapter off of amazon

https://www.amazon.com/JacobsParts-Power-Adapter-Other-Devices/dp/B01K0608A0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521471832&sr=8-1&keywords=5v+5a+power+supply

 

Get some wires with the plugs on them.

https://www.amazon.com/120pcs-Multicolored-Breadboard-Arduino-Raspberry/dp/B072L1XMJR/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1521471940&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=pi+female+jumper&psc=1

 

Cut and splice, use solder, tape up the joint or use shrink wrap.

 

You can now run a slimline portable drive on your Pi.

 

High amperage usb adapters will NOT work.  The Pi has a poly-fuse that limits current from the micro usb plug.

ok thanks ill look into that, i guess ill have to use a 32gb flashdrive for now, that should work right

 

[KarathKasun]

Flash drive or external SSD should work.

[Cupar19]

7 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

Flash drive or external SSD should work.

ok thx