----- Original Message ----- From: <diego.veiga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 8:50 AM Subject: mount: you must specify the filesystem type > > > > > > Hi all, > > I have an empty HD 20G format with ext3 but i cant mount it in a > filesystem. > > fdisk /dev/hdb -l > Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2480 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hdb1 1 2480 19920568+ 83 Linux > > mount /dev/hdb1 /app/hdc1/ > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > > The /etc/filesystem is: > cat /etc/filesystems > ext3 > ext2 > nodev proc > nodev devpts > iso9660 > vfat > hfs > > Runing a fsck in the HD return this message: > fsck /dev/hdb > fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002) > e2fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002) > Couldn't find ext2 superblock, trying backup blocks... > fsck.ext2: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/hdb > > The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 > filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 > filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock > is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock: > e2fsck -b 8193 <device> > > > Does someone could help me? > Thanks, > > Diego Brito Veiga > Technical Publications > Phone: +55 (12) 39278368 > Fax: +55 (12) 39273342 > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > See where the filesystem is trying to mount EXT2?? If you MKFS'd the drive for EXT3, you must mount EXT3. Try to mount: mount -t ext3 /dev/xxxx /mountpoint Brett -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
