Mounting .img file Error

ydcho · 07-22-2020, 09:04 PM

I'm trying to mount an image file given by my class instructor. I downloaded the zip file tilted "hd_partition.img", crated a diretory /mnt/evidence and am trying to mount it to /mnt/evidence. However, I'm getting the below error:

root@kali:/home/youngcho/Desktop# mount -o loop hd_partition.img /mnt/evidence
mount: /mnt/evidence: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.

What do I need to do?

teckk · 07-23-2020, 02:28 PM

Quote:

I downloaded the zip file tilted "hd_partition.img"

Start with

Code:

file hd_partition.img

ls -ld /mnt/evidence

berndbausch · 07-23-2020, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ydcho

I downloaded the zip file tilted "hd_partition.img"
...
wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop0, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.

What do I need to do?

A zip file can't be mounted. You need to unzip it.

If you followed the instructions your instructor gave you, and you still fail, another solution is to ask your instructor.