Unable to mount /dev/hdd

deveraux83 · 03-05-2005, 05:04 PM

Hi guys, just installed Slack 10.1 and seem to have a problem.

This is the output of cat /proc/partitions:

Code:

major minor  #blocks  name

  22    64 1073741823 hdd
   3     0   78150744 hda
   3     1   10490413 hda1
   3     2          1 hda2
   3     5   31463271 hda5
   3     6   26218048 hda6
   3     7    2104483 hda7
   3     8    4200966 hda8
   3     9    3670821 hda9
   3    64   39082680 hdb
   3    65          1 hdb1
   3    66   10490413 hdb2
   3    69    5261256 hdb5
   3    70   21229866 hdb6
   3    71    2096451 hdb7

Whenever I run mount /dev/hdd some_dir, I get the 'mount: /dev/hdd is not a valid block device'. I don't get it, I could mount this hard drive perfectly fine in Slack 10. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

egag · 03-05-2005, 05:28 PM

what does :"$dmesg |grep hdd " say ?
is it recognised and how....

and how do you try to mount it ?

egag

deveraux83 · 03-05-2005, 05:35 PM

dmesg | grep yields:

Code:

Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Slackware-10.1 ro root=308 hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi
ide_setup: hdd=ide-scsi
    ide1: BM-DMA at 0xfc08-0xfc0f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
hdd: WDC WD2000JB-00GVA0, ATA DISK drive
 hdd:end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 0
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 2
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 4
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 6
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 0
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 2
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 4
end_request: I/O error, dev 16:40 (hdd), sector 6

The first line which states the 'hdd=ide-scsi' has been removed from quite a while back. To mount the drive, I used:

Code:

mount /dev/hdd /mnt/thanatos

egag · 03-05-2005, 05:46 PM

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The first line which states the 'hdd=ide-scsi' has been removed from quite a while back
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don't understand that...
is that option in the lilo.conf file ?

and is it a harddisk- or a cdrw-drive ?
if it's a hd. , ide-scsi is not ok.

egag

deveraux83 · 03-05-2005, 05:51 PM

/dev/hdd is a hard drive. When I first installed slack 10.1 (fresh install), I accidently appended 'hdd=ide-scsi' in lilo.conf (/dev/hdd used to be a dvd-rw drive). Anyway, I soon realised my error and removed it from lilo.conf and rebooted. I'm not too familiar with dmesg and hence I thought that that line was from before when I tried to mount the drive without removing 'hdd=ide-scsi' from the boot option.

My lilo.conf now reads:

Code:

# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
append="hdc=ide-scsi"
boot = /dev/hda
#compact        # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt
timeout = 300
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
vga = 791
# ramdisk = 0     # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/hda8
  label = Slackware-10.1
  read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
  label = WindowsXP
  table = /dev/hda
# Windows bootable partition config ends

Hope this clears it up.

egag · 03-05-2005, 05:58 PM

did you run "#lilo " after editing the config- file ?
if not, do that.....

egag

Brian1 · 03-05-2005, 06:01 PM

What output do you get from the following command ' /sbin/fdisk -l '. Requires root acces to run

Brian1
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deveraux83 · 03-05-2005, 06:04 PM

LOL!!! Of course. I didn't run lilo after I did that. How stupid can I possibly be?! Thanks. Will post back if that solves it.

deveraux83 · 03-05-2005, 06:11 PM

Yup! That did it. I really should not even be allowed near a linux system after a mistake like that. Thanks a lot egag, and you too Brian1.

Genesee · 03-05-2005, 06:13 PM

edit: nevermind

good to see you got it working

deveraux83 · 03-05-2005, 06:15 PM

I fixed it. After running lilo, the partition came up right in /proc/partitions and I mounted the correct partition (/dev/hdd1). Thanks anyway guys!

egag · 03-05-2005, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by deveraux83
Yup! That did it. I really should not even be allowed near a linux system after a mistake like that. Thanks a lot egag, and you too Brian1.

ah...sometimes i forget that too.......and i'm not alone.
and the worst is that right now you think you'll never forget that,
but tomorrow or next month....

egag