Mounting FAT fs on usb stick

K05T9 · 05-05-2007, 04:12 PM

'mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbstick' is not working.

Error message:
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1,
missing codepage or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

how do i get my usb mounted as fat fs?

macemoneta · 05-05-2007, 04:22 PM

Duplicate of this thread.

MS3FGX · 05-05-2007, 04:22 PM

FAT32 should be detected automatically, so actually specifying it with -t is not really necessary.

That said, make sure that /dev/sda1 exists and is the device you think it is. Running "fdisk -l" should give you an idea of what is going on.

K05T9 · 05-05-2007, 04:35 PM

i don't see any usb devices using fdisk -l

K05T9 · 05-05-2007, 04:52 PM

maybe the flash is formated wrong?

MS3FGX · 05-05-2007, 05:21 PM

Are you making sure to run it at as root? As a normal user, you won't see anything.

K05T9 · 05-05-2007, 05:28 PM

How could i see anything, if i can't even mount it as fat?

MS3FGX · 05-05-2007, 11:18 PM

For reference's take, you have to run "fdisk -l" as root.

But beyond that, this is a duplicate topic and should/will be closed.

XavierP · 05-06-2007, 06:26 AM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.