RE: /dev/hda3 is not a block device

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You are welcome. And Thank you.

Carlos

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Goodwin [mailto:robert.goodwin2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:56 AM
>To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: Carlos Mora
>Subject: Re: /dev/hda3 is not a block device
>
>Very good Carlos, you solved my problem and now I have my files back.
>Your help was clear and concise!
>Thank you.
>Bob Goodwin
>
>Carlos Mora wrote:
>
>>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
>>>>>
>>>>>
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