Can't Mount Internal Drive

I had a "blue screen" error earlier in the week. The internal HD passes all tests with no errors, but I cannot boot from it because it is not mounted. I can't mount it from Disk Utility because I cannot "Open disk image..." (the volume name is grayed out). I think it's a permission problem, but fix permissions does not correct it.

Disk is ~75% full - not an issue.
I don't have a Mac immediately available, but will when I get home.
Data is backed up except for a day or too, which I would like to recover if possible before erasing.
I went to the Genius Bar and they tried all of their tools without success. He did not try Target Disk Mode from another Mac, just worked from an external FireWire drive.
thx

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Hi there,
I'm new to these forums so please bear with me if I make a faux pas.
A few days ago while watching a movie on my MBP Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 the beach ball of death appeared and the computer became unresponsive. I restarted to the flashing folder with a question mark.
Tried to boot from the install disk - No joy : Occasionally gets to the language selection screen (after a good 5-8 minute wait) and then instantly and completely freezes. Cursor won't move, caps lock light is unresponsive etc..
Tried to boot from Diskwarrior - Similar to the above. Long wait, boots to the Diskwarrior 'setting up' screen, unresponsive cursor - despite, Diskwarrior seemingly going through the motions (status in text changes, menu bar appears) and then it reports an unexpected error with code 60, 2105 and completely freezes.
Can't boot from a USB flash drive with a clean version of OS X made from my install disk.
Disk won't mount when in target disk mode. However the DVD drive mounts it's contents onto the host machine when it target mode.
I removed the drive last night and placed it in an external enclosure and OS X reports "The disk you've inserted is not recognised et.. "Initialise" "Ignore" "Eject". The drive appears in Disk Utility but all options are greyed out, SMART status says 'not supported' and it's capacity is shown as 0 bytes. The drive registers in the Hardware pane of Diskwarrior but no-where else.
I'm fine with the fact that the drive has failed but could these problems indicate something more serious? I'm concerned that the machine won't boot from any device or media. Is this a symptom of a failed hard drive or could this be a logic board issue?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Thanks all and Happy new Year.
XOXO

You might try a PRAM reset and see if this does any good.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379?viewlocale=en_US
It sounds like the hard drive itself is toast based on how it looks in an enclosure. So you won't be able to boot from it. Possibly after a PRAM reset you could option boot to a disc or to your external drive.
I had the experience of a failed hard drive totally messing up my PowerMacG4, and it took some doing to get it going again. I finally got it going again, and it has been working ever since without issue.
The MBP is a different machine, but having experienced first hand what a dying hard drive could do, I think it's well worth doing any resets you can.
If no joy, make an appointment at the genius bar and ask them if they can run a hardware test from their store feed. If you do have other issues, they should show up then.
If you end up being able to boot to the optical drive, you could try running the extended version of the Apple Hardware test yourself.
Good luck!

Mounting Internal Drives

Not sure if I have the right forum for this but...It all started with one of my RAM chips getting fried. No drama, replaced it with a couple of lower value ones and back in business, except...The additional internal drives won't mount. The disk utility sees them, verifies them as being OK, but won't mount them. I don't want to format them either as I want to keep the data on them.
Also, Office seems to have disappeared and Safari (or Firefox) won't connect to the Internet. I can ping the router no problem. If I press a letter in the finder search field, finder shuts down. What the **** has happened? Do I need to re-load the OS? What about Office (which I no longer have the CD for) I'm happy to lose Office as I wasn't really using it, but I need my mail from Entourage (Unless that's gone for good).

Re: Office
Get the freeware/donationware NeoOffice - is equivalent to Microsoft Office. It can open Excel files, Word files & PowerPoint files. You can also create these types of files that can be opened by PC users.
Download the OS 10.3 version of NeoOffice here.
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/olddownload.php#download
Re: Operational Problems
You probably need to reinstall Panther. Do it via Archive & Install. See About the Archive and Install feature http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710
Be sure to select Preserve Users & Settings. Also, repair permissions before and after the install.
After you install the base 10.3.x, update to the final Panther version 10.3.9. See Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update (Combo) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2464
 Cheers, Tom

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I have a second pata harddive installed which contains windows xp (ntfs) and a fat32 partition.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
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<return result="yes"/>
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I have a Western Digital internal 500 GB hard drive that has failed. At first, Disk Utility did tell me it was damaged but still was able to mount it - giving me partial use. I also ran Disk Warrior and was able to salvage some files.
My good news is that Western Digital is replacing it, no problem. However, I have to send this one back and I want to erase the contents. But now Disk Utility cannot mount it at all and give me this cryptic message: "The Disk, WD500, could not be mounted. Try running First Aid on the disk and then retry mounting."
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Anyone know of a way for me to simply erase this drive before having to return it to WD.

Hello Noodle-head;
Disk Utility cannot mount it at all and give me this cryptic message: ...
So you're having a HD mounting problem, Hmm.
I have tried selecting both. Neither gives me any options.
If the HD shows up in the Disk Utility App then there's a way to toast it.
Whoa! ... Now if I can just find out what a magnetron magnet is...
Don't bother because the only magnets powerful enough to scrub data from a drive platter are laboratory degaussers or those used by government agencies to wipe bits off media. That's the reason why the Disk Utility App has a '35 Zero-Pass Security Erase' option.
So you have two choices ...
Your first choice is to just send it back and don't worry about it. I doubt that WD will try to access your data unless you want them to. It's very expensive to retrieve data on a dead/dying HD. All they will probably do is verify that the HD is dead/dying & send you a replacement.
Your second choice depends upon your knowledge of Unix, if you have more than one Mac, plus if you have a Windows PC.
Let me know if you want to 'toast it' or not.
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I was given a 1TB WD external drive today that won't mount on my MBP. When I plug it in, I get a window that says, "The disk you inserted could not be read by this computer."
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I downloaded trial software from Tuxera and another from a company called Paragon. Both are system preferences that are supposed to allow the ability to write to those drives. I was hoping it would just let me read, but no such luck.
I was able to read it on a Windows machine at my neighbors so I know that the drive works.
I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

Bonsai3 wrote:
What should I format drive #2 as so that it will work on my Mac as well as his PC?
NTFS will be fine. you might want to uninstall the other NTFS apps currently on your Mac and install the _*NTFS 3G*_ driver instead.
alternatively, you could format the drive for Mac and install MacDrive or [_*HFS+ for Windows*_|http://www.paragon-software.com/home/hfs-windows> on his PC - @ your expense, of course

Can't mount internal partitions whithout root password

I've been making the transition to systemd as the required updates. After last pacman -Syu, when polkit was updated, I could no longer access the CD/DVD, USB devices and the not listed in /etc/fstab internal partitions, due to permissions errors.
I have tried searching the forums and found this topic: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1185531.
As suggested there I've added init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd to the kernel parameters in grub2 and then I can access the CD/DVD and USB devices but to access the internal partitions root password is required.
Searching the forums again I found this https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=152057 and follow the sugestion by creating the file /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/10-mount-system.rules. This doesn't work for me. So I created rc-local.service, as recommended in the same topic. Still doesn't work.
Came back to search foruns and found this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1189842. I've replaced the old /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/10-mount-system.rules by 10-udisks2.rules with the follow content:
// See the polkit(8) man page for more information
// about configuring polkit.
// Allow udisks2 to mount devices without authentication
// for users in the "storage" group.
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if ((action.id == "org.freedesktop.udisks.filesystem-mount-system" ||
action.id == "org.freedesktop.udisks.filesystem-mount") &&
subject.isInGroup("storage")) {
return polkit.Result.YES;
Still doesn't work
And replace by:
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This is the output of loginctl session-status $XDG_SESSION_ID
1 - vovo (1000)
Since: Mon, 2012-11-12 10:05:03 BRST; 7min ago
Leader: 319 (kdm)
Seat: seat0; vc7
Display: :0
Service: kde-np; type x11; class user
State: active
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├ 356 /usr/bin/gpg-agent -s --daemon --pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinen...
├ 359 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
├ 373 /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/start_kdeinit +kcminit_startup
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├ 379 kdeinit4: klauncher [kdeinit] --fd=9
├ 383 kdeinit4: kded4 [kdeinit]
├ 397 kdeinit4: kglobalaccel [kdeinit]
├ 399 /usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd
├ 425 kwrapper4 ksmserver
├ 426 kdeinit4: ksmserver [kdeinit]
├ 465 kwin -session 108d976f6e000134271139000000007290000_1352721857_3...
├ 492 /usr/bin/knotify4
├ 507 kdeinit4: plasma-desktop [kdeinit]
├ 525 ksysguardd
├ 530 /usr/bin/kuiserver
├ 549 /usr/bin/akonadi_control
├ 551 akonadiserver
├ 554 /usr/bin/mysqld --defaults-file=/home/vovo/.local/share/akonadi/...
├ 585 /usr/bin/kwrited
├ 586 kdeinit4: nepomukserver [kdeinit]
├ 590 /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub nepomukstorage
├ 594 kdeinit4: krunner [kdeinit]
├ 607 /usr/bin/akonadi_agent_launcher akonadi_akonotes_resource akonad...
├ 608 /usr/bin/akonadi_archivemail_agent --identifier akonadi_archivem...
├ 609 /usr/bin/akonadi_agent_launcher akonadi_contacts_resource akonad...
├ 610 /usr/bin/akonadi_agent_launcher akonadi_ical_resource akonadi_ic...
├ 611 /usr/bin/akonadi_agent_launcher akonadi_maildir_resource akonadi...
├ 612 /usr/bin/akonadi_maildispatcher_agent --identifier akonadi_maild...
├ 613 /usr/bin/akonadi_mailfilter_agent --identifier akonadi_mailfilte...
├ 614 /usr/bin/akonadi_nepomuk_feeder --identifier akonadi_nepomuk_fee...
├ 650 /usr/bin/nepomukcontroller -session 108d976f6e000134271139900000...
├ 653 kdeinit4: kmix [kdeinit] -session 108d976f6e000134271140000000
├ 674 /usr/bin/virtuoso-t +foreground +configfile /tmp/virtuoso_LhX590...
├ 685 /opt/dropbox/dropbox
├ 691 /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1
├ 692 /usr/bin/korgac --icon korgac
├ 693 python2 /usr/bin/printer-applet
├ 700 kdeinit4: klipper [kdeinit]
├ 747 /usr/lib/GConf/gconfd-2
├ 775 /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub nepomukqueryservice
├ 776 /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub nepomukfileindexer
├ 777 /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub nepomukbackupsync
├ 778 /usr/bin/nepomukservicestub nepomukfilewatch
├ 867 /opt/google/chrome/chrome
├ 872 /opt/google/chrome/chrome
├ 876 /opt/google/chrome/chrome-sandbox /opt/google/chrome/chrome --ty...
├ 877 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=zygote
├ 880 /opt/google/chrome/nacl_helper_bootstrap /opt/google/chrome/nacl...
├ 911 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=pt-BR --force-f...
├ 917 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=pt-BR --force-f...
├ 993 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=gpu-process --channel=867.5.144...
├ 1008 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=pt-BR --force-f...
├ 1034 kdeinit4: kwrite [kdeinit] /home/vovo/temp/Forum erros.txt
├ 1100 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=pt-BR --force-f...
├ 1180 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=pt-BR --force-f...
├ 1298 /opt/google/chrome/chrome --type=renderer --lang=pt-BR --force-f...
├ 1321 kdeinit4: konsole [kdeinit]
├ 1323 /bin/bash
├ 1328 loginctl session-status 1
└ 1329 [less]
I'm tired and discouraged. Can anyone, please, to point a solution?
Last edited by vovotux (2012-11-12 13:31:31)

Hi everybody,
I had tried:
loginctl show-session $XDG_SESSION_ID
Active=yes
State=active
To mount crypted partition, other authorizations are needed. But actualy, I only just try to mount decrypted partiton (root has "luksopen" the crypted partition to /dev/mapper, and I try to mount /dev/mapper/DECRYPTED partition). The "mount" command tell me only root can do that.
May be I have to add other autorizations anyway?
I had change my rule file:
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if (action.id="org.freedesktop.udisks2.filesystem-mount-system" && subject.isInGroup("storage")) {
return polkit.Result.YES;
and check by
journalctl -b -u polkit
Nov 17 09:21:53 PCFixe polkitd[387]: Reloading rules
Nov 17 09:21:53 PCFixe polkitd[387]: Collecting garbage unconditionally...
Nov 17 09:21:53 PCFixe polkitd[387]: Loading rules from directory /etc/polkit-1/rules.d
Nov 17 09:21:53 PCFixe polkitd[387]: Loading rules from directory /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
Nov 17 09:21:53 PCFixe polkitd[387]: Finished loading, compiling and executing 2 rules
So all seems ok.
But:
$ mount /dev/sda3 ./test/
mount: seul le superutilisateur peut exécuter cette commande (--> only root can execute this command)
/dev/sda3 is crypted, so with root I "luksOpen" it on /dev/mapper/DECRYPTED
cryptsetup luksOpen --allow-discards /dev/sda3 DECRYPTED
Saisissez la phrase secrète pour /dev/sda3 :
I try to mount it with my user
$ mount /dev/mapper/DECRYPTED ./test/
mount: seul le superutilisateur peut exécuter cette commande (--> only root can execute this command)
An idea: may be /dev/mapper devices are not considered as "filesystem-mount-system" ??
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it.
Best regards.
Alain

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Hi Buterem,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your MacBook Pro since your recent Yosemite update. I also apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. If you are having intermittent but persistent responsiveness issues with your mouse or trackpad, you may want to try using Activity Monitor to see if these incidents correspond to occupied system resources, especially system memory or CPU. You may find the following article helpful:
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[Solved] Can't mount internal, or external, partitions in Thunar.

Hello.
After my most recent full system update, I seem to e missing the ability to mount partitions, and drives, through Thunar.
I'm running a minimal Openbox, with Thunar, desktop.
I haven't uninstalled anything, and here's my '/etc/xdg/openbox/environment' file with the settings I used.
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# User-specific variables should be placed in $HOME/.config/openbox/environment
# To set your language for displaying messages and time/date formats, use the following:
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Bit by bit, I started to try reinstalling all the auto-mount related packages unsuccessfully, but then I got impatient.
I probably should have done it sequentially, but I forced reinstalled (pacman -Sf *) these dbus packages. After doing those, everything is back to normal.
dbus-core-1.4.16-1-x86_64
dbus-1.4.16-1-x86_64
dbus-glib-0.98-1-x86_64
Last edited by *nixer (2012-01-19 19:50:28)

peterb wrote:
I had a similar problem with an internal SATA drive. This is what helped me out:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ud … ormal_user
I had to install udisks and create the policy as described in the wiki page.
To allow other users to write on the disk i logged in as root and changed the permissions to the drive in Thunar.
thanks man it did the trick... thanks so much.
now i realize that i could easily find this on the wiki like you but didn't know what to look for.....very confused by devices managing since there are many programs that does similar things: hal,dbus,policy,udev,udisks,etc.....
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Can't mount internal HD

Hi All,
Somehow my filesystem got corrupted--when I try to start it up, I get an immovable grey progress bar at the bottom. I'm trying to erase the disk, but it won't even mount, so Disk Utility can't erase it. Obviously trying to just reinstall OS X fails as well.
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Can't mount external drive after erase

I have a 40gb hard drive that I erased and formatted as fat. Specifically, formatted as FAT, 0 data after trying 7pass and getting an error. I want to install the disk on my PC and reinstall XP on it. My problem is that when I did this I got an error (cannot remember type) and now the drive doesn't show up in disk utility, my desktop or my PC anywhere. I don't know where to go from here. I've tried a couple of Partition Managers, both on the Mac and PC with no luck. Also tried Diskpart from the PC terminal with no luck. I'm not very well versed at using terminal on either machine but it looks like I'll have to resort to it to solve my problem. I have an IBook running OSX10.58. My PC is a Dell 2400, Win XP sp3. Help of any kind appreciated.
Al

Problem solved. I moved the jumper pin from Cable Select to Master. I formatted it in windows ntfs. Don't care about the data. I'm going to do a fresh install of XP sp3.
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