how to mount aonther linux hard drive
 

hello i'm triyng to mount a hard drive wich has other fedora install but i can get this to work here is some output


[root@linux /]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 9834 78887182+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 9835 9964 1044225 82 Linux swap

Disk /dev/hdc: 30.0 GB, 30020272128 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hdc2 14 3649 29206170 8e Linux LVM
[root@linux /]#mount /dev/hdc2 /mnt/files
mount: /dev/hdc2 already mounted or /mnt/files busy
[root@linux /]#

anyhelp?

i also get an error that i have to specify the file system type

You mount it to an empty directory. You should make a new directory.

mkdir /mnt/my_other_linux_disk

and then mount it there with

mount -t ext2(ext3) /dev/hdc2 /mnt/my_other_linux_disk

choose between types ext2 or ext3 depending on which type the harddisk is. You can even choose auto, so it chooses the type automaticaly at the upper command.

[root@linux /]# mkdir /mnt/my_other_linux_disk
[root@linux /]# mount -t ext3 /dev/hdc2 /mnt/my_other_linux_disk
mount: /dev/hdc2 already mounted or /mnt/my_other_linux_disk busy
[root@linux /]# mount -t ext2 /dev/hdc2 /mnt/my_other_linux_disk
mount: /dev/hdc2 already mounted or /mnt/my_other_linux_disk busy
[root@linux /]# mount -t auto /dev/hdc2 /mnt/my_other_linux_disk
mount: /dev/hdc2 already mounted or /mnt/my_other_linux_disk busy
[root@linux /]#

type 'mount'.. IS it already mounted?
ya, you must specify the type of the device your mounting, try something like: or try unmounting it first:

nothing
and it's not mounted anywhere else

[root@linux /]# mount
/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
[root@linux /]# mkdir /mnt/files
[root@linux /]# mount -t ext3 -w /dev/hdc2 /mnt/files
mount: /dev/hdc2 already mounted or /mnt/files busy
[root@linux /]#


[root@linux /]# umount -v /dev/hdc2
Could not find /dev/hdc2 in mtab
umount: /dev/hdc2: not mounted
[root@linux /]#

/dev/hda2 / ext3 rw 0 0
none /proc proc rw 0 0
none /sys sysfs rw 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw 0 0
/dev/hda1 /boot ext3 rw 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
sunrpc /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs rpc_pipefs rw 0 0


that is my /etc/mtab
file

try 'umount /mnt/files'
if error, then delete folder 'files', make it again and try mounting all over

same error


root@linux /]# umount /mnt/files
umount: /mnt/files: not mounted
[root@linux /]#
[root@linux /]#
[root@linux /]# mkdir /mnt/files
[root@linux /]# mount -t ext3 -w /dev/hdc2 /mnt/files
mount: /dev/hdc2 already mounted or /mnt/files busy

i only need to see some files on that disk
it;s a backup for some files
its there other way to see those files?

did you remove the folder first?

yes

it matters if a rebbot?

i wouldnt think so.. but why not try it.
i think your having problems because its a 'linux LVM'.
start searching about this and how to mount/use it

thanx a lot my friend
god blessed you

http://www.widagdo.com/lvm.htm
check out this page.. pretty long, however.. but i think itll get you on the right track for this. or search yahoo or google for 'how to mount linux lvm'
your welcome