On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 07:02 +0900, Chris Williams wrote: > I have a 10-in-one multiple card-type reader thingy with a CF card slot. > This is the first time I have ever used it. > > Inserting the card I get a /dev/sda and /dev/sda1 devices. But when I go > to mount it, the mount fails. > > $ mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/tmp > [...]try dmesg | tail or so. > > $ dmesg | tail > FAT: invalid first entry of FAT (0xfff8 != 0x1372) > VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev sda1. > > $ dosfsck -lv /dev/sda1 > > dosfsck 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) [snip] > ---------- > So it appears to be a proper FAT16 partition, it just won't mount. I > don't have any other disks to check so I'm not sure if it's just an > oddly formatted disk or no--though it comes up fine under Windows.
Try this instead: # modprobe -v vfat ## Just to make sure vfat is loaded! # modprobe -v msdos # mount -v -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/tmp -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on politicians and journalists." Henrik Ibsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
