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#1 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:02 PM

Hi,

I can read a fat32 drive from windows just fine, but when I try to
mount it via a linux 2.4 kernel with vfat compiled in it complains.
Since, I know its the RIGHT fs type (because I can read it in windows
and it is reported as fat32), it must be this bad superblock thingy.
Is there other way to test and/or fix this?

Thanks!
julia

#2 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:02 PM

On 14 May 2004 14:35:26 -0700,
Julia Goolia <juliagoolia301@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I can read a fat32 drive from windows just fine, but when I try to
> mount it via a linux 2.4 kernel with vfat compiled in it complains.
> Since, I know its the RIGHT fs type (because I can read it in windows
> and it is reported as fat32), it must be this bad superblock thingy.
> Is there other way to test and/or fix this?

Assuming you are trying to mount /dev/hda1:

su -
# enter root password
mkdir /mnt/win
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win
ls -la /mnt/win
umount /mnt/win
exit

Using the wrong device (/dev/hda instead of /dev/hda1) will give you
that error message, as well as a non-existent mount point (/mnt/win
above), and is often the problem.

Substitute the appropriate device for /dev/hda1 if necessary.

HTH,

Michael C.
--
mcsuper5@usol.com http://mcsuper5.freeshell.org/
Registered Linux User #303915 http://counter.li.org/

#3 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:02 PM

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In comp.os.linux.setup Julia Goolia <juliagoolia301@hotmail.com> suggested:
> Hi,

> I can read a fat32 drive from windows just fine, but when I try to
> mount it via a linux 2.4 kernel with vfat compiled in it complains.
> Since, I know its the RIGHT fs type (because I can read it in windows
> and it is reported as fat32), it must be this bad superblock thingy.
> Is there other way to test and/or fix this?

Try out a distro kernel, the problem might be related to your
self compiled kernel.

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#4 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:02 PM

Julia Goolia wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I can read a fat32 drive from windows just fine, but when I try to
> mount it via a linux 2.4 kernel with vfat compiled in it complains.
> Since, I know its the RIGHT fs type (because I can read it in windows
> and it is reported as fat32), it must be this bad superblock thingy.
> Is there other way to test and/or fix this?

First, when posting a query such as this, make sure you post all relevant
data, such as the mount command.

--

Stu

#5 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:04 PM

Indeed. This is rather frustrating. It seems there are no other
utilities for checking what the problem could be.

For the others who responded... these are the commands I entered.

mount /dev/discs/disc0/part1 /mnt/win
mount -t vfat /dev/discs/disc0/part1 /mnt/win

Neither worked. I get that silly superblock error. I tried hunting
down the error in the source, but it didn't give me any clues.

I'm going to try a 2.6 kernel now... I really have no idea why this
wouldn't work.

Thanks for your help,
julia

Michael Heiming <michael+USENET@www.heiming.de> wrote in message news:<6qnhn1-hn6.ln1@news.heiming.de>...
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> > Hi,
>
> > I can read a fat32 drive from windows just fine, but when I try to
> > mount it via a linux 2.4 kernel with vfat compiled in it complains.
> > Since, I know its the RIGHT fs type (because I can read it in windows
> > and it is reported as fat32), it must be this bad superblock thingy.
> > Is there other way to test and/or fix this?
>
> Try out a distro kernel, the problem might be related to your
> self compiled kernel.
>
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#6 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 07:04 PM

Ok, I installed the 2.6.6 kernel and now have vfat working! I can
read the fat32 partition but... I suspect the previous error messages
held some merit because when I do "ls /mnt/win" I see a ton of weird
characters (mostly question marks) but I can also see my directory
structure. Once I change into one of these dirs, the garbage goes
away. I guess I should probably submit a bug report.

yeah!
julia

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> > Hi,
>
> > I can read a fat32 drive from windows just fine, but when I try to
> > mount it via a linux 2.4 kernel with vfat compiled in it complains.
> > Since, I know its the RIGHT fs type (because I can read it in windows
> > and it is reported as fat32), it must be this bad superblock thingy.
> > Is there other way to test and/or fix this?
>
> Try out a distro kernel, the problem might be related to your
> self compiled kernel.
>
> --
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