Re: help usb floppy

[Mette Sorensen <blonde_mette yahoo com>]

when I write
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
output: /dev/sda1: Input/output error
mount:you must specify the filesystem type

I have saved a windows .txt document on my floppy and 
when entering mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
the output is: wrong fs type, bad option, bad
superblock on 
               /dev/sda1 or too many mounted file
systems

My /etc/fstab file looks like

Label=/		/	 ext3   defaults   	1  1
Label=/boot     /boot	 ext3   defaults   	1  2
none            /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 	0  0
none		/proc    proc   defaults        0  0
none            /dev/shm tmpfs  defaults        0  0
/dev/hda5       swap     swap   defaults        0  0
/dev/cdrom     /mht/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner, kudzu,
ro, 0


Thanks again

Mette
 --- "Tyler J. Evans" <te8 axe humboldt edu> wrote: >
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Mette Sorensen wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi again
> > 
> > WHEN ENTER: /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda
> > the floppy disk lights up
> > 
> > Output: Disk /dev/sda: 1 heads, 3 sectors,
> >          960 cylinders
> >         Units= cylinders of 3 * 512 bytes
> > 
> >         device     boot  start       end         
> >         /dev/sda1   ?    623187467   1167881788 
> > 
> >         blocks     id  system
> >         817041466  44  unknow
> 
> the System: unknown field means that the file system
> type on your floppy 
> is not recognized.  Is there a floppy in the drive? 
> What is it's format.  
> You might try inserting a floppy that you *know* the
> file system type 
> (most win floppies should bt FAT12)
> 
> You may also try the mount command without the -t
> vfat option.  i.e.
> 
> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
> 
> what does you /etc/fstab file look like?  Is there a
> line like
> 
> /dev/sda1      /mnt/floppy     auto   
> noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
> 
> I am not sure about the kudzu, maybe this is only
> for non-usb drives (e.g. 
> fd0, cdrom, ....)  Hopefully someone whos knows way
> more than me will 
> chime in here.... perhaps I should shut up!
> 
> te
> 
> 
> > 
> >        Partition 1 has different physical/logical 
> >        beginnings (not-linux)
> >        etc
> > 
> > 
> > Made a directory in /mnt/floppy now 
> > when enter mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
> > the floppy lights up:
> > the output is:
> >               mount: wrong fs type, bad option,
> bad 
> >                      superblock on /dev/sda1, or
> too 
> >                      many mounted file sytems
> > 
> > when enter df it does not show up
> > 
> > 
> > plug in the usb drive and power it up, what is the
> > output of 
> > the 
> > dmesg command?
> > 
> >            ssci0: SCSI emulation for USB Mass
> storage
> > devices
> >            vendor: Y-E DATA Model: USB-FDU 
> >            Type: direct access....
> > 
> > Thanks again for your help Tyler
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  --- "Tyler J. Evans" <te8 axe humboldt edu>
> wrote: >
> > On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Mette Sorensen wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi again
> > > 
> > > In the command 
> > > 
> > > /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda
> > > 
> > > the option is the letter "l", not the number "1"
> 
> > > You should get something 
> > > like
> > > 
> > > [root@ evans]# /sbin/fdisk -l /dev/sda
> > > 
> > > Disk /dev/sda: 2 heads, 16 sectors, 247
> cylinders
> > > Units = cylinders of 32 * 512 bytes
> > > 
> > >    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id
> 
> > > System
> > > /dev/sda1   *         1       246      3922+   1
> 
> > > FAT12
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > when I write mount -t vfat /dev/sda1
> /mnt/floppy
> > > with
> > > > the right spaces it prints: 
> > > > 
> > > > mount: mount point /mnt/floppy does not exist
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > as root, do 
> > > 
> > > cd /mnt
> > > mkdir floppy
> > > 
> > > then 
> > > 
> > > mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
> > > 
> > > if it mounts, then it should show up as /sda1
> when
> > > you do a df
> > > 
> > > 
> > > when you plug in the usb drive and power it up,
> what
> > > is the output of the 
> > > dmesg command?
> > > 
> > > I should also tell you that I am far from a
> linux
> > > expert, I have learned 
> > > quite a bit about usb drives from mounting my
> > > digital camera(s).  I am 
> > > sorry in advance if my "help" is more
> frustrating
> > > then helpful.
> > > 
> > > ( and I am 
> > > sorry for cluttering up the list !!!)
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  --- "Tyler J. Evans" <te8 axe humboldt edu>
> > > wrote: >
> > > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Mette Sorensen wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Hi Tyler
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks for your help I really appreciate
> it
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > WHEN ENTER: cat /proc/bus/usb/devices
> > > > > > it prints
> > > > > > T: Bus=01 Lev=00 prnt=00 port=00 Cnt=00
> > > Dev#=...
> > > > > > etc
> > > > > > S:product=USB UHCI root Hub
> > > > > > S:Serial Number=10c0
> > > > > > later it writes
> > > > > > I: If#=0 Alt=0 ~EPs=3 Cls=08(stor) Sub=04
> > > Port=00
> > > > > > driver=usb-storage
> > > > > 
> > > > > This looks good (driver=usb-storage).  There
> is
> > > no
> > > > > line that is something 
> > > > > like
> > > > > 
> > > > > S:  Manufacturer=whatever the man. name of
> your
> > > usb
> > > > > floppy is ??
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > WHEN ENTER: mount -t
> vfat/dev/sda1/mnt/floppy
> > > > > > 
> > > > > what is the output?  By the way, the spaces
> in \
> > > > > 
> > > > > 	mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
> > > > > 
> > > > > are important!  te
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  --- "Tyler J. Evans"
> <te8 axe humboldt edu>
> > > > > wrote: > 
> > > > > > > Two more questions for you Mette, 
> > > > > > > 
> 
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