Thank you for your help but I am getting the same results as before. > > hi ya > > > I can not mount an ext2 file system rw immediately after creating it. What > > am > > I doing wrong ? > > try to put data ont your new disk partitions... > > shaul# mkdir /mnt/test_hda2 > shaul# mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/test_hda2 > - should work... if not, reformat /dev/hda2 again... > mke2fs /dev/hda2 > - if it still fails... > - fdisk /dev/hda > - check for overlapping boundries... > - also if linux's fdisk did NOT create hda2...than delete it and > let linux recreate /dev/hda2 with the same starting/ending > sectors/cylinders > - if you used fdisk...reformat it first > - now try remounting > > shaul# ls -la / > /mnt/test_hda2/root.test.lst > shaul# ls -la /mnt/test_hda2 > > --------- > > > [03:44:35 shaul]# mount -t ext2 -o rw /dev/hda2 /mnt > > how about trying: > mount /dev/hda2 /mnt -t ext2 ??? > > have fun > alvin > > > [03:41:08 shaul]# cfdisk -P s /dev/hda > > Partition Table for /dev/hda > > > > First Last > > # Type Sector Sector Offset Length Filesystem Type (ID) Flags > > -- ------- -------- --------- ------ --------- ---------------------- > > --------- > > 1 Primary 0 1024127 63 1024128 FAT16 (06) Boot > > (80) > > 2 Primary 1024128 2503871 0 1479744 Linux (83) > > > > [03:43:11 shaul]# mkfs.ext2 /dev/hda2 > > mke2fs 1.15, 18-Jul-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > > Filesystem label= > > OS type: Linux > > Block size=4096 (log=2) > > Fragment size=4096 (log=2) > > 92544 inodes, 184968 blocks > > 9248 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user > > First data block=0 > > 6 block groups > > 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group > > 15424 inodes per group > > Superblock backups stored on blocks: > > 32768, 98304, 163840 > > > > Writing inode tables: done > > Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done > > > > [03:44:35 shaul]# mount -t ext2 -o rw /dev/hda2 /mnt > > EXT2-fs: 03:02: couldn't mount RDWR because of unsupported optional > > features. > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda2, > > or too many mounted file systems > > > > [03:50:37 shaul]# mount -t ext2 -o ro /dev/hda2 /mnt > > > > [03:50:42 shaul]# mount | grep /mnt > > /dev/hda2 on /mnt type ext2 (ro) > > > > [03:50:52 shaul]# ls /mnt > > lost+found > > > > [03:51:44 shaul]# umount /mnt > > > > [03:53:39 shaul]# fsck.ext2 /dev/hda2 > > e2fsck 1.15, 18-Jul-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 > > /dev/hda2: clean, 11/92544 files, 2917/184968 blocks > > > > > > > > Package: e2fsprogs > > Version: 1.15-3 > > Severity: normal > > > > -- System Information > > Debian Release: potato > > Kernel Version: Linux rakefet 2.0.36 #2 Sun Feb 21 15:55:27 EST 1999 i586 > > unknown > > > > Versions of the packages e2fsprogs depends on: > > ii libc6 2.1.2-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and > > timezone > > > > Package: mount > > Version: 2.9w-3 > > Severity: normal > > > > -- System Information > > Debian Release: potato > > Kernel Version: Linux rakefet 2.0.36 #2 Sun Feb 21 15:55:27 EST 1999 i586 > > unknown > > > > Versions of the packages mount depends on: > > ii libc6 2.1.2-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and > > timezone > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >