Hi,

>>> Use an offset, e.g.
>>>
>>> # mount -o loop,offset=4 ....
>>
>> Thanks, I should have thought of that. Alas, it didn't work.
>>
>> # mount -o loop,offset=4 -t vfat myusb_sdb.dd /media/desktop/
>> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0,
>>        missing codepage or helper program, or other error
>>        In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
>>        dmesg | tail  or so
>>
>
> I believe the offset is in bytes, not sectors.  If I'm right, then you need:
> mount -o loop,offset=2048 -t vfat myusb_sdb.dd /media/desktop/

That was it. Thanks so much. It's now mounted successfully.

Thanks,
Alex
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