Ubuntu problem: Unable to mount external site - Hardware & Software

Whenever i plug in my External Harddrive, it wont mount. I wouldve put this in linux, but im sure compwhizii wouldve moved it here and banned me for wrong section, :P i did the "tail -F /var/log/messages" command, and heres the output: [code] administrator@administrator-laptop:~$ tail -F /var/log/messages Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.076992] scsi 13:0:0:0: Direct-Access WD 1600JB External 0112 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.094024] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB) Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.095569] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.097564] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB) Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.100062] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.102862] sdb: sdb1 Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.124531] sd 13:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk Sep 19 12:54:11 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8958.125657] sd 13:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 Sep 19 12:54:23 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8970.201618] usb 5-5: USB disconnect, address 26 Sep 19 12:54:23 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8970.201630] usb 5-5.2: USB disconnect, address 27 Sep 19 12:54:32 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8979.328159] usb 5-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 28 Sep 19 12:54:32 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8979.507566] usb 5-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Sep 19 12:54:32 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8979.508314] hub 5-5:1.0: USB hub found Sep 19 12:54:32 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8979.508777] hub 5-5:1.0: 4 ports detected Sep 19 12:54:32 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8979.792278] usb 5-5.2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 29 Sep 19 12:54:33 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8980.872251] usb 5-5.2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Sep 19 12:54:33 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8980.912222] scsi14 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Sep 19 12:54:34 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8980.916512] hiddev96hidraw5: USB HID v1.10 Device [Western Digital External HDD] on usb-0000:00:1d.7-5.2 Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8985.917800] scsi 14:0:0:0: Direct-Access WD 1600JB External 0112 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8985.948761] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB) Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8985.951769] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8985.989134] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB) Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8985.996645] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8985.997867] sdb: sdb1 Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8986.015891] sd 14:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk Sep 19 12:54:39 administrator-laptop kernel: [ 8986.016493] sd 14:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 [/code] I need help deciphering it :P

In a terminal: [code] sudo mkdir /mnt/mountpoint sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/mountpoint [/code]

[code]administrator@administrator-laptop:~$ sudo mkdir /mnt/mntpoint administrator@administrator-laptop:~$ sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/mntpoint $LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0) Failed to mount '/dev/sdb1': Operation not supported Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action: Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly. Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for your own responsibility. For example type on the command line: mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt/mntpoint -o force Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file: /dev/sdb1 /mnt/mntpoint ntfs-3g force 0 0 administrator@administrator-laptop:~$[/code]

Use the force option