If that's the actual mount command you are using, you
are leaving our one thing. If it is a DOS partition,
then the mount command would have to have -t vfat
after mount. If it is a linux partition, then you
would include ext2. At least that's my understanding.
--- WH Bouterse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On a test system I had one small HD with ;
> L-M 6.1 and M$ with System Commander on;
> /dev/hda. I find an old 400mg Drive lying around,
> hook it up, get it recognized at boot, do the;
> fdisk /dev/hdc and it shows everything fine
> in fact it was a linux disk of some vintage.
>
> So I use fdisk to, delete the old create a
> new partition '/dev/hdc1' and attempt
> 'mount /dev/hdc1 /extralinux' for example.
> Well it shows up in /etc/fstab but does not show up
> with a 'df' and rebooting kicks me
> into root command-line mode with a "bad superblock"
> error
> I end up having to remove the entry in /etc/fstab.
>
> An msdos style mbr problem? Can one remove that in
> Linux
> without having to go to the ol dos 'fdisk/mbr'
> Obviously I am making an elementary mistake.
> The mans and Howtos haven't helped me this time.
> I always thought fdisk from linux and creating
> a new partition and a mount point
> was how I did it before?
>
> Please show me the error of my ways!!!!
> I guess I have not, "learned from my previous
> mistakes,
> therefore I am doomed to repeat them " :-)
>
> William Bouterse
> Juneau Alaska
>
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