On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 22:02:40 -0600, Larry Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Folks, > > I'm trying to add an 80GB Maxtor 4D080H4 (IDE) disk from a Windows ME > machine (with lots of valuable data on it) to a current Debian > unstable system. When I try to mount it, I get > > basement:~# mount /dev/hdb1 /opt > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdb1, > or too many mounted file systems > > Same thing happens if I try to specify -t vfat (or auto or msdos or > umsdos) as the file system type. ..ntfs? No hardware problem such as fried chips? > fdisk and friends seem to see the disk with what appear to be a few > minor problems, and nothing I can see a way to fix/change. The disk > does not have to remain as an FAT filesystem, but I definitely need > the data, and don't have anything big enough to back it up onto. If I > absolutely have to, I will buy another disk so that I can just copy > everything from the Windows machine to the Debian one, but I'd rather > just move the disk. > > I've tried everything I can think of, and hope that someone out there > can help. Here's a bunch of potentially relevant information in the > hope that somebody sees something useful in it. ..snip. > So, any ideas? ..your box supports disks this big? I had to update bios for 2 of mine. ..dd, split, cat and a cd or dvd toaster and its docs is a viable way in the _ugly_ case. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
