On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:11:08 +0000 Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 23 December 2015 10:23:41 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 07:41:00AM -0300, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > > > Given a Sata HD that was part of a RAID1 array on a now defunct Wheezy > > > system. > > > > > > Is there a way to mount it on another Wheezy system to recover the data ? > > > > > > I have tried to mount it, and get > > > > > > root@ron:/home/ron # mount -t ext4 /dev/sdi9 /media/eSata > > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdi9, > > > missing codepage or helper program, or other error > > > In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try > > > dmesg | tail or so > > > > > > What file type should I give for the -t param of mount ? > > Try to omit the explicit file system ("-t ext4") in the mount > > invocation above: mount should be able to find out by itself -- > > unless you positively know that ext4 is right. > If it is demanding a file type, how about "-t auto"? root@ron:/home/ron # mount /dev/sdi9 /media/eSata mount: you must specify the filesystem type root@ron:/home/ron # mount -t auto /dev/sdi9 /media/eSata mount: you must specify the filesystem type > Or had you thought of a Live CD to help recover the data? Will it mount better than my existing Wheezy ? Cheers, Ron. -- I read Playboy for the same reason I read National Geographic. To see the sights I'm never going to visit. -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org --