Unable to mount external drive

Linux and Unix-Like Debian
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Trying to mount an external 160GB Toshiba drive but....

this is my dmesg tail output:
[26946.812050] usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[26946.944588] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=13fd, idProduct=1618
[26946.944593] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[26946.944733] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[26997.747509] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 3
[27065.860050] usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[27065.992438] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=13fd, idProduct=1618
[27065.992443] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[27065.992609] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

this is my /etc/mtab output:
dev/sda5 / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /lib/init/rw tmpfs rw,nosuid,mode=0755 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0
udev /dev tmpfs rw,mode=0755 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
/dev/sda7 /home ext3 rw 0 0
fusectl /sys/fs/fuse/connections fusectl rw 0 0
binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0

fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000b4f42

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 13 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 13 4542 36378624 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 4542 19458 119806977 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 * 4542 5758 9764864 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 5758 6309 4427776 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 6310 19458 105612288 83 Linux

NOTE:
This 160GB drive that is mounted is my internal one, not the external that I am trying to mount.
Aperently im not getting a a drive letter like /dev/sdb1 or /dev/sdc1 or whatever.

dmesg gives me the vender id which is:
idVendor=13fd, idProduct=1618

so what can i do with that?

Thanks in advance

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Do other external drives work in this machine, or do none work at all?

Try modprobe usb-storage

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modprobe usb-storage gives me nothing
and, yes my external 32GB flash drive mounts automatically to /media/usb0 as /dev/sdb1

so does that mean my toshiba is done for???
cause that would rly suck.

dmesg gives me this for my external toshiba so it can't be broken:

new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
[48487.824960] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=13fd, idProduct=1618
[48487.824963] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[48487.825080] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

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But it doesn't recognize it as usb-storage device... All you get is the message you see when something, anything, is plugged in.

It could be an odd, non-compliant device.

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Agree with Corona, system see just general USB device but not USB storage device and this is main cause of problem.
Also in output from dmesg is not visible information regarding discovering new storage device.
Try to check vendors page if your external device is supported also by linux.