Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:57:22 +0200 From: Brice Gensburger <brice@mouarf.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mounting a msdos-formated USB Mass storage device Message-ID: <20030408175722.GA5135@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <16019.2828.984528.332999@guru.mired.org> References: <20030408161444.GA1137@localhost.localdomain> <16019.2828.984528.332999@guru.mired.org>
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On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 12:46:52PM -0500, Mike Meyer wrote: > In <20030408161444.GA1137@localhost.localdomain>, Brice Gensburger <brice@mouarf.net> typed: > > I'm having a bit of a hard time with an external USB2.0/Firewire HD. > > You're not mounting the right thing. > (snip) > > The data for partition 4 is: > > <UNUSED> > > Slice 1 is the only one in use; that's the one you have to mount. > > > disklabel /dev/da0 > > Disklabels are a BSD thing, and will only be understood by BSD > systems. While it may be possible to put an MSDOS system on a BSD > partition, there's no reason for doing so. > > > # mount /dev/da0s1c /usbdrive > > mount: /dev/da0s1c on /usbdrive: incorrect super block > > which is only natural, since it's not UFS. > > Right. > > > # mount_msdos /dev/da0s1c /usbdrive > > mount_msdos: /dev/da0s1c: Invalid argument > > Wrong. The DOS file system - assuming it's formatted - isn't on 1c, > it's on 1. You need > > # mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /usbdrive # mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /usbdrive msdos: /dev/da0s1: Invalid argument I'm beginning to wonder if the partition isn't a bit weird.. i had to use Partition Magic to format the disk.. Works fine on w98SE through firewire, & w2kpro through USB1.1.. > > > I googled for this, and found several posts saying to try to mount the 4th slice for Zip Drives and such. Ok, let's try that: > > # mount_msdos /dev/da0s4 /usbdrive > > mount_msdos: /dev/da0s4: Invalid argument > > Now, i don't understand... > > There's not a fourth slice on the disk, so naturally it's an invalid > argument. If there had been a dos partition on the fourth slice, > you've got a right syntax. > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html > Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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