Re: Re: [LUG] how to add a disk with fat 32 partition

["Rajesh Mittal" <rajesh1803@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks , it worked  well, I could mount the fs sucessfully with yr 
suggestion . i was not defining the number in partition.

Thank you
Raj

On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 Neil Stone wrote :
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> Rajesh Mittal wrote:
> | Thnaks , I could find out mine , it is secondary master hdc. I 
> have
> | tried mounting by entering following line in /etc/fstab
> |
> | /dev/hdc   /mnt/hdd    vfat    defaults   0 2
> |
> | or mounting manually at the prompt by
> |
> | # mount -t vfat /dev/hdc /mnt/hdd
> |
> | it does not fs rather it gives following errot message
> |
> | mount : wrong fs type, bad option,bad superblock on /dev/hdc, 
> ot too
> | many mounted  files ystem. though I had created a dir /hdd 
> under /mnt.
> |
> | I do not undersand why it is not being mounted. where i am 
> making
> | mistake. Any suggestion??
> |
> | Raj
> |
> |
> |
> | On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 Neil Stone wrote :
> |
> |> <quote who="Rajesh  Mittal">
> |> > Thanks Neil,
> |> > Marry Christmas to u.
> |> >
> |> > I am new linux user. Pl tell me where to see whether it is 
> hdb or
> |> > something else.
> |> >
> |> > Raj
> |> >
> |>
> |> Depends what IDE bus the HDD is on and weather it is master or 
> slave..
> |>
> |> hda = Primary master (C: in dos/doze usually)
> |> hdb = Primary slave
> |> hdc = Secondary master
> |> hdd = Secondary slave
> |>
> |> HTH
> |>
> |> Neil
> |>
> |> If you need more specific help please feel free to ask...
>
>
> Try this;
>
> /dev/hdc1   /mnt/hdd    vfat    defaults   0 0
>
> the number defines which partition (1) on the disc (hdc) to 
> mount, you
> also might want to call the mount point (/mnt/hdd) somthing more 
> logical...
>
> If you still get the same error, then mount does not know what fs 
> type
> you have (try auto instead of vfat)
>
> HTH
>
> Neil
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