Re: help usb floppy

[Mette Sorensen <blonde_mette yahoo com>]

No it still does not work


 --- "Tyler J. Evans" <te8 axe humboldt edu> wrote: >
On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Mette Sorensen wrote:
> 
> > 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
> 
> well, I guess I should admit that I too am stumped. 
> My last 
> comment/question is, what windoh$ are you using to
> format the floppy?  If 
> it is an NT based system, the file system type is
> NTFS instead of FAT12 or 
> FAT32?  As far as I knoe, NTFS is not supported. 
> You might try
> 
> mount -t ntsf /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
> 
> or 
> 
> mount -t autofs /dev/sda1 /mnt/floppy
> 
> good luck (and Il'd like to know the solution if you
> find it ;) 
> 
> te
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 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 
> > > > > 
> 
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