Fedora and FAT32: Mount problem


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Hi,

I want to mount my Fat32 partition in Linux using Fedora Core 1.

I've always used live-cd's which did all that kind of stuff for me, so this is the first time I have to do it on my own. :blush:

My partitions are:

type - OS - Pri/Log

--------------------------------------

NTFS - Windows 2000 - Primary

FAT32 - No OS installed - Logical

EXT3 - Fedora Core 1 - Primary

This is how I tried to mount my logical FAT32 partition:

[root@localhost root]# mkdir /mnt/hda2

[root@localhost root]# cd /mnt

[root@localhost mnt]# dir

cdrom floppy hda2

[root@localhost mnt]# mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2

And this is what I get as a result:

FAT: bogus logical sector size 0

VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 03:02.

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda2,

or too many mounted file systems

(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,

instead of a logical partition inside?)

Seems like I'm trying to mount the extended partition.

But how do I mount the logical FAT32 partition inside???

(hda3 is my ext3 ("/") linux partition)

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You can always use /sbin/fdisk /dev/drive(hda, hdb, sda, sdb, etc..) then use the print command to show you a listing of the partitions on that disk. If your confused to what partition you would like to mount.

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You can always use /sbin/fdisk /dev/drive(hda, hdb, sda, sdb, etc..) then use the print command to show you a listing of the partitions on that disk.

Hey, I have never done that before! :woot: Gotta keep records of my partitions (for the "just in case" scenario), and this is great! Thanks!

EDIT: As far as "Logical Partitions" go, I think that is a hold-over from your DOS experience. As far as I know, you can add up to the limit of ext partitions without having to do the Primary/Secondary thing... (or else EXT is doing the same thing, and I am just unaware of it) :blush:

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EDIT: As far as "Logical Partitions" go, I think that is a hold-over from your DOS experience. As far as I know, you can add up to the limit of ext partitions without having to do the Primary/Secondary thing... (or else EXT is doing the same thing, and I am just unaware of it) :blush:

Thanks for the info RoboStac!

markjensen:

I think Primary/logical are set automatically.

But since you can only have 4 Primary partitions, I always set them manually.

(correct me if i'm wrong, because I'm not sure about this)

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markjensen:

I think Primary/logical are set automatically.

But since you can only have 4 Primary partitions, I always set them manually.

(correct me if i'm wrong, because I'm not sure about this)

Now that you mention this, it sparked a memory synaptic junction deep inside the old, dusty gray matter. I think you are exactly right. It seems that it is the BIOS's way of dealing with the hard drives. My bad. :whistle:

EDIT x5: Why won't this let me type "s-y-n-a-p-s-e"? It replaces that word with << spam >>... :wacko:

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