The /dev/hda* directory listing is the problem. Remove the directory '/bin/rm -rf /dev/hda3'. Then do a /dev/MAKEDEV had That should remake all the hda device files and you should be ok at that point. I would still do the fsck on /dev/hda3 and then mount it. Carlos >-----Original Message----- >From: Bob Goodwin [mailto:robert.goodwin2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:15 AM >To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >Cc: Carlos.Mora@xxxxxxx >Subject: Re: /dev/hda3 is not a block device > >Carlos Mora wrote: > >>Let's get some information first. How about doing an fdisk -l /dev/hda. >> ># fdisk -l /dev/hda > >Disk /dev/hda: 6850 MB, 6850206720 bytes >255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 832 cylinders >Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >/dev/hda1 * 1 261 2096451 6 FAT16 >/dev/hda2 262 274 104422+ 83 Linux >/dev/hda3 275 767 3960022+ 83 Linux >/dev/hda4 768 832 522112+ 5 Extended >/dev/hda5 768 832 522081 82 Linux swap > >>What filesystem type did you setup on /dev/hda? >> >I had intended to include the "fstab" file but missed it. > ># cat /etc/fstab >LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 >LABEL=/boot1 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 >none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 >none /proc proc defaults 0 0 >none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 >/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 >/dev/hdb3 swap swap defaults 0 0 >/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 >noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0 >/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto >noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0 >/dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 auto defaults 0 0 >/dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 auto defaults 0 0 >/dev/hda1 /mnt/dos auto noauto,owner 0 0 > >>Try doing an 'fsck /dev/hda3' first. >> ># fsck /dev/hda3 >fsck 1.32 (09-Nov-2002) >Could not determine filesystem type for /dev/hda3 >fsck: fsck.auto: not found >fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.auto for /dev/hda3 > >[I believe fsck wants an "ext2" file system and I think this was ext3.] > >>Try mounting without using fstab: mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 >> ># mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 >mount: /dev/hda3 is not a block device [Same problem "not a block >device?] > >A directory listing. Notice that hda3 is listed separately at the bottom? > ># ls -la /dev/hda* --color=never >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 0 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 1 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda1 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 10 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda10 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 11 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda11 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 12 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda12 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 13 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda13 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 14 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda14 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 15 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda15 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 16 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda16 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 17 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda17 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 18 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda18 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 19 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda19 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 2 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda2 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 20 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda20 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 21 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda21 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 22 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda22 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 23 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda23 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 24 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda24 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 25 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda25 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 26 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda26 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 27 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda27 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 28 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda28 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 29 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda29 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 30 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda30 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 31 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda31 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 32 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda32 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 4 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda4 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 5 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda5 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 6 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda6 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 7 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda7 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 8 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda8 >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 9 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda9 > >/dev/hda3: >total 124 >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 29 17:05 . >drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 118784 Mar 2 08:47 .. > > >Directory listing for /mnt > ># ls /mnt/ >cdrom dos floppy hda2 hda3 > > > >Thanks, BobG > >> >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] >On >>>Behalf Of Bob Goodwin >>>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:29 PM >>>To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: /dev/hda3 is not a block device >>> >>>I have just reinstalled RH9 on /dev/hdb and would like to be able to >>>extract some configuration and data files from /hda3 which contained my >>>previous RH9 installation. However when I try to mount it I get an error >>>message: >>> >>># mount /dev/hda3 >>>mount: /dev/hda3 is not a block device >>> >>>fdisk -p /dev/hda lists the partiton as still there. Nothing seems to >>>have changed on that drive. The new installation works fine but I would >>>like to be able to take a few files from the first drive. >>> >>>I created /mnt/hda3 and have messed with /etc/fstab but nothing seems to >>>help. There's something happening that I'm not aware of! My ignorance >>>is showing. Can anyone see what's wrong? >>> >>>Thank you. >>> >>>Bob Goodwin Zuni, Va. w2bod >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Shrike-list mailing list >>>Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
