External HDD not mounting; cannot use Time Machine backups

I upgraded to the Lion OSX and after that my external HDD wont mount. It shows up in Disc Utility but cannot be repaired as it won't mount (it keeps running and running the repair bar).
I followed some discussion and tried to install MacFuse and likes but it doesn't work. I could not also locate the ufsd.fs in my folder - /System/Library/filesystems/ufsd.fs - as was suggested as a remedy.
I tried this advice :
"Download and install NTFS-3G
now try this
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/usb1 "
but all i got was this message:
what is the best course of action??
thanks

Hi, and welcome to the forums.
It sounds like TM may have started a new "sequence" of backups. Try the +*Browse . . .+* option, per #E2 of the Time Machine - Troubleshooting *User Tip* at the top of this forum.

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