On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 11:09:46PM +0200, Tun Eler wrote: > Hello, > i was trying to mount an external HDD in my machine running FBSD 6.2 RELEASE. > I configured the kernel according to the Handbook and pluged the exernal HD. > Then i typed (starting with # are my commands, otherwise output): > > # dmesg > acpi_tz0: failed to set new freq, disabling passive cooling > umass0: vendor 0x04b4 Cypress AT2LP RC7, rev 2.00/2.40, addr 2 > da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 > da0: <SAMSUNG SP2514N 0000> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-0 device > da0: 1.000MB/s transfers > da0: 238475MB (488397168 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 30401C)
> # mount_msdosfs /dev/da0 /exthd > mount_msdosfs: /dev/da0: Invalid argument Don't mount the disk, use a partition. > # mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /exthd > mount_msdosfs: /dev/da0s1: Invalid argument This should be allright. > # dmesg > mountmsdosfs(): bad FAT32 filesystem > mountmsdosfs(): bad FAT32 filesystem Are you sure it is formatted with FAT? It could be NTFS. Try running 'fsck_msdosfs /dev/da0s1' Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725)
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