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Trying to Mount HD

hey gang,

I've formatted my partition with knoppix 3.7, it's formatted with the reiserfs filesystem. but when I insert knoppix again to pick up from where I left off it cant mount my partitions :S.. heres the command and the output

Code:

root@ttyp1[knoppix]# mount /dev/hda5

mount: you must specify the filesystem type

it seems like a simple fix, but I don't know how to specify the filesystem type :S.

it seems u have no entry in /etc/fstab for this mountpoint.

use

Quote:

mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda5

edit: yepp pingu ;-) , but I forget the <mountpoint>

I never used reiserfs so I can't check syntax, but it should be something like this:
# mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda5 <mountpoint>
That <mountpoint> is a directory where you want it mounted.

edit: overlord was faster....

And don't forget to specify the mount point

Code:

mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda5 /mnt/wherever

Just make sure that /mnt/wherever exists before attempting to mount.

Groetjes,

Kees-Jan

Code:

root@ttyp2[knoppix]# mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda5

Usage: mount -V                : print version

      mount -h                : print this help

      mount                    : list mounted filesystems

      mount -l                : idem, including volume labels

So far the informational part. Next the mounting.

The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.

Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.

      mount -a [-t|-O] ...    : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab

      mount device            : mount device at the known place

      mount directory          : mount known device here

      mount -t type dev dir    : ordinary mount command

Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts

a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.

One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:

      mount --bind olddir newdir

or move a subtree:

      mount --move olddir newdir

A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,

or by label, using  -L label  or by uuid, using  -U uuid .

Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p num].

For many more details, say  man 8 mount .

ok, doesnt seem to like it.. basicly this is what I'm trying to do.. www.linuxfromscratch.org I've followed the steps right up intill i got the packages to build my own linux system. I decided to take a break after downloading all the packages onto the partition I set up. Rebooted back into windows, played some warcraft.. now I'm trying to get back where I left off with no luck..

as for my host distrobution I'm using the knoppix livecd. Didnt really want to install it to the HD because it'll take 3 gigs, and it is risky resizing partitions afterwords..

Quote:

Originally posted by Ryan450
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Code:

root@ttyp2[knoppix]# mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda5

As everyone else has stated your NOT giving the complete command :), you have to tell it were to mount the device!

Code:

mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda5 /somedirectory