External Drive mount error
Slackware 14.0 32-bit
Plugged my external drive in to retrieve some data and got the following: An error occurred while accessing 'My Book', the system responded: The requested operation has failed.: Requested filesystem type is neither well-known nor in /proc/filesystems nor in /etc/filesystems I actually don't remember if I formatted the drive on Windows or Mac, working at a help desk I've had to use it on various computers and it may have been either system. Anyway to resolve this without taking it to another computer? |
What I usually do in a bare system:
su - (if you're not Root already) fdisk -l (to get to know the system's format) mount [filesystem] /dev/[somedeice] /media cd /media I could advice to mount it using Knoppix, my preferred workhorse.... Then, use mc to shuttle stuff to a stick. But, all of this if the system is simply not-moutable... Luck Thor |
To expand on the previous post, you can use "file --special-files" (or "file -s") to determine a lot about a mystery filesystem. The "file" command knows about a lot more things than the kernel.
Code:
file -s /dev/sdb Code:
file -s /dev/sdb1 |
Hey guys, this gave me enough information to solve it. Once mounted from the commandline, I was able to copy everything (also from the commandline). So much for expecting KDE to do it all for me =P
Thanks! |
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I may have failed to suggest Midnight Commander, but, it seems you're on top of it, good for you! THor |
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