On 02/01/2010 01:43 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Jim<mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 02/01/2010 11:58 AM, Richard Shaw wrote: >> >>> Others may have better advice, but you can try unplugging the drive >>> then as root do "tail -f /var/log/messages" and plug the drive back >>> in. It may give you some hints as to what's going on. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> >> Thanks Richard. >> >> >> tail -f /var/log/messages ; >> >> localhost kernel: usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and >> address 6 localhost kernel: usb 2-3: New USB device found, >> idVendor=0c0b, idProduct=b157 >> localhost kernel: usb 2-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=10, Product=11, >> SerialNumber=3 >> localhost kernel: usb 2-3: Product: DMI USB2.0 Storage >> localhost kernel: usb 2-3: Manufacturer: DMI >> localhost kernel: usb 2-3: SerialNumber: 2009102609E0 >> localhost kernel: usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice >> localhost kernel: scsi10 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices >> localhost kernel: usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd >> and address 4 >> localhost kernel: scsi 10:0:0:0: >> Direct-Access PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS >> localhost kernel: sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 >> localhost kernel: sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk >> localhost kernel: usb 2-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd >> and address 4 >> localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock >> localhost kernel: EXT3-fs (sdc): unable to read superblock >> > At least the drive is detected so that's good but I don't like the > last two lines... > > >> It is a ide drive with a ext3 fs on it. >> I tried to mount it. >> >> >> # mount -t ext3 /dev/sdc /mnt/harddrive >> > That's the first problem. /dev/sdc points to the drive, not a > partition. Assuming the drive only has one partition you should use: > > # mount -t ext3 /dev/sdc1 /mnt/harddrive > > But that's an assumption. You can try "ls -l /dev/sdc*" to get a list > of all partitions. Quick question, are you sure this drive is not > using logical volume management? > > >> Also tried a fdisk /dev/sdc; >> >> # fdisk /dev/sdc >> >> Unable to read /dev/sdc >> > That's troubling as well, maybe a permission issue? > > Richard > # mount -t ext3 /dev/sdc1 /mnt/harddrive mount: special device /dev/sdc1 does not exist # ls -l /dev/sdc* brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 32 2010-02-01 12:31 /dev/sdc This hard drive was a install of FC10 boot hard drive and it has a; / partition /home partition I do all my installs using those two partitions -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines