mount: wrong fs type, bad option

kginige · 04-26-2007, 02:08 AM

Hello

I've a problem with a second hard disk on my fedora system. The system doesn't boot unless I comment out /dev/hdc in /etc/fstab.

Trying to manually mount /dev/hdc gives:
mount: wrong fst type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc, or too many mounted file systems

fsck -p /dev/hdc gives:
fsck.ext2: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to open /dev/hdc.

Any ideas out there? Many thanks.

kginige · 04-26-2007, 02:20 AM

Just wanted to add that when I do fdisk -l /dev/hdc, this is what it gives:

Disk /dev/hdc: 251.0GB
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

mechdave · 04-26-2007, 02:27 AM

Do you have just one partition on that drive or several?
fdisk -l /dev/hdc will tell you what is on that drive ... Oops air brain moment there!

Sounds like you don't have any partitions defined on the drive or maybe...
see http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=373428

deadeyes · 04-26-2007, 02:47 AM

You don't have any partitions.

You can only mount partitions, not drives.

First partition your hard drive and then use something like:
mount /dev/hdc1 /mnt/mountpoint

kginige · 04-26-2007, 04:21 AM

it's just got one partition.. and i suspect the partition table has always been like this (if that's possible)

mechdave · 04-26-2007, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cappy

try fsck /dev/deviceYouAreHavingProblemsWith

reference URL http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=373428