major/minor number
 

hi!
i was using kernel 2.2.16-22 till a few days back.
recently i installed the new 2.4.5.
my problem:
with the previous kernel, i was happily accesing my windows partition using mount.(eg #mount /dev/hda1 /dos).

but the new kernel on using this same command is not working and the error message that i get is:
mount error major/minor numbers do not match.

got any ideas to rectify this problem?

Re: major/minor number
 

I use: # mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows

for my vfat windows file. If you haven't done so, look at type 'man mount' from a terminal screen.

Does your kernel have dos/vfat support compiled in? I missed this on one of my first attempts at compile, couldn't get my NIC going, couldn't get online, and couldn't use a dos floppy to transfer the drivers from the win98 machine where everything I needed sat uselessly!
Just a thought.
Jim