On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 11:13:32AM -0500, Brenda J. Butler wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 03:12:54PM +0200, Ian Balchin wrote:
> >
> > # mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy
> > # mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /floppy
> > # mount -t auto /dev/fdo /floppy
> ^
> Make sure you typed zero and not "letter-Oh"... I realise
oh ye of little faith
> I assume it was a msdos-formatted floppy?
Yes, can you in fact get any others? If you put in a dos-formatted disk is it
written to in msdos format or does the format refer only to the tracks and does
Debian establish an ext2 file system on it by default?
> I assume that you can read the floppy from a dos machine?
No, I regret that it cannot do this, but I assumed this was because by now it
had been turned into a linux disk with an ext2 file system
> I assume it is a 3.5", 1.4 Meg floppy?
Yes
> It would really help us diagnose the problem if you noted the
> error messages and sent them to us.
General failure reading drive A
Abort, Retry, Fail?
hephaestus:~# mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
[MS-DOS FS Rel. 12,FAT 16,check=n,conv=b,uid=0,gid=0,umask=022,bmap]
[me=0x45,cs=1088,#f=78,fs=13166,fl=280840,ds=22508510,de=21061,data=22509836,se=21569,ts=1095978836,ls=17748,rc=0,fc=4294967295]
Transaction block size = 512
VFS: Can't find a valid MSDOS filesystem on dev 02:00.
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
hephaestus:~# mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /floppy
VFS: Can't find an ext2 filesystem on dev fd(2,0).
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0,
or too many mounted file systems
I think I am bolting the stable door after the horse has boldted, and there is
another one about chasing a dead horse (or something like that)
If we can retrieve the info, great, if not, then it is all a learning
experience.
Regards
Ian
> Of course you made sure the floppy was writable when you
> wrote it.
It was in my "OK floppies" box and may have been reformatted under dos. The
'no-write' tab was set for allowing writing.
> I guess you had no trouble mounting it before you
> wrote it. >
No, it mounted fine
> Did you keep your /etc/fstab file?
I am not with you here. If you mean over the reinstall no, and if I had ??
>What does it say for the floppy mounting options?
/dev/fd0 /floppy auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0
