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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>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
