Hi all
I want to mount my flash disk on my linux system (redhat 9.o).
I type in terminal:
mount -t fat32 /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb
but system errors:
fs type fat32 not supported by kernel.
I type: mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb but errors:
wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1 or too many mounted file systems.
I type: mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb but errors:
you must specify the filesystem type.
Hardware browser shows that flash disk device is sda1 and its filesystem is fat32.
can anyone help me to solve this problem.
Thanks in advance.
Rafieenezhad

try to replace fat32 with vfat. also make sure you have the driver compiled as built-in or as a module in the kernel.

Hi konsolebox
I am not familiar with linux.
so how can I know that it's driver has compiled or not?
what is it's module?
thanks,
Rafieenezhad

If you are running Redhat 9, then I think the best fix would be to upgrade.

Redhat 9 ceased support in mid-2004, and is very outdated. I suggest that you upgrade to Fedora Core 5, or another modern distro such as Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake).

You will probably find that your USB problems will disappear, and you will get updated versions of all the programs. It should also look better, and be easier to use.

I hope this helps
--Ian

ok i'll try to simplify the steps. first try to load the module just make sure whether you have the driver compiled as built-in or as module.
if you see 'lsmod' in the output, you have the driver as module. if not perhaps it's built-in.

now we should try to mount the filesystem
if you still see errors, i suggest that either you download a new kernel version from kernel.org then read the howtos (google 'kernel howto') or as IBall said you better just upgrade to a new version of redhat.

Hi konsolebox
Thanks for your help, I did what you said.
when I run:
modprobe vfat
lsmod | grep vfat
system output is:
vfat 13004 0 (unused)
fat 38808 0 (vfat)
but when I try to mount vfat filesystem system error is:
wrong fs type, bad option ...
rafieenezhad