[SOLVED] Problem mounting Hard Drive

GMCbris · 09-28-2010, 08:56 AM

Hi

Just a quick question on mounting a Hard drive on my server

(Mother board crashed and now have new server with new mother board and drive... and the server people have attached the original drive so I can get my data off it)

I run a Debian system

I have run a multitude of commands to try find what filesystem the hard drive is using

I get an error with this command

Code:

mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb /oldhd

Says not an ext3 FS so tried a few more and still nothing

How do I find out what it is?

I have tried this

Code:

fdisk -l

and got this result

Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000476b6

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1       60471   485733276   83  Linux
/dev/sda2           60472       60801     2650725    5  Extended
/dev/sda5           60472       60801     2650693+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000d38b1

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1       60471   485733276   83  Linux
/dev/sdb2           60472       60801     2650725    5  Extended
/dev/sdb5           60472       60801     2650693+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

I was expecting another column with filesystem

any help is appreciated

GMC

GrapefruiTgirl · 09-28-2010, 09:03 AM

Nope, you got all the columns - The "Id" and "System" columns show you what file system is apparently on the partition.

I figure your problem is that you're mistakenly trying to mount the entire drive, rather than mounting one or more partitions of the drive. Try:

Code:

mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /oldhd

..and see what that produces..

GMCbris · 09-28-2010, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrapefruiTgirl

Nope, you got all the columns - The "Id" and "System" columns show you what file system is apparently on the partition.

I figure your problem is that you're mistakenly trying to mount the entire drive, rather than mounting one or more partitions of the drive. Try:

Code:

mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /oldhd

..and see what that produces..

I am sure I tried that

Let me go do it again... just in case

BRB

GMCbris · 09-28-2010, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMCbris

I am sure I tried that

Let me go do it again... just in case

BRB

Oh no... how embarrassing

Ahem....

thanks!!!

Worked as expected

*logging off ashamed of ones self*

GrapefruiTgirl · 09-28-2010, 09:09 AM

No problem

we all overlook the obvious sometimes!

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Cheers!