Does - mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /win98
- work? > -----Original Message----- > From: Serge Rey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2001 1:42 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: bad superblock recovery help? > > > > here is a strange problem i can't quite debug. > > on a thinkpad x20 i have set up to dual boot debian (potato) and > windows, i just got done burning a cd, using xcdroast. to do this i > shutdown the box, put attach the ultrabase which has the > burner and boot > into linux. > > i've done this many times in the past, but for some reason i ran into > a problem this time. after my last burning session i shut down and > disconnected the ultrabase. i don't like the feel of typing with the > base connected so i only use it to burn or rip. anyway, after > a reboot, > i went to mount my windows partition (cause it is where i store all my > mp3 files) and got the following message: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mount /win98 > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda1, > or too many mounted file systems > > in the past this mount worked fine. > > since this previously worked, i'm ruling out the wrong "fs > type" option, > leaving the bad superblock or too many mounted file systems as the > source of the problem. > > as for the too many mounted file systems, i'm leaning towards ruling > that out as well: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ mount > /dev/hda4 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro,errors=remount-ro) > proc on /proc type proc (rw) > devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) > > > i'm posting this to user as i don't think it is a laptop specific > problem. > > > here is what /etc/fstab looks like: > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> > <dump> > <pass> > /dev/hda4 / ext2 > defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 > 1 > /dev/hda3 none swap sw > 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults > 0 > 0 > /dev/fd0 /floppy auto defaults,user,noauto > 0 > 0 > /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 > defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 > 0 > /dev/hda1 /win98 vfat noauto,rw,user,nosuid,sync,mode=0777 > > i tried a reboot, to see if i could get into the windows partition but > when i selected that stanza in lilo, lilo hangs at "L?" > (again, this used to work prior to this recent problem). > > i can boot into linux just fine. a look at my partition table reveals: > > Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 2584 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 1 814 6153808+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA) > /dev/hda2 2504 2584 612360 1c Hidden > Win95 FAT32 (LBA) > /dev/hda3 815 847 249480 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda4 848 2503 12519360 83 Linux > > > i'm thinking something got hozed on hda1 during my recent cdburning > session? but i'm not sure how to proceed. i was (perhaps stupidly) > using the windows partition to store the images mastered > under xcdroast > - this seemed to cause no problems previously, but perhaps this is a > possible source of my problem. > > any suggestions about how to go about repairing hda1 would be most > appreciated. > > thanks, > serge > > -- > Sergio J. Rey http://typhoon.sdsu.edu/rey.html > Frankly, Windows networking is the worst thing that could ever have > happened to mankind. > - Stephen Cope > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
