From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 11 07:13:00 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 738AB16A400 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:13:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr9.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr9.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C09313C44B for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:12:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr9.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l3B7Cup7040380; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:12:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 64324B84B; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:12:56 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:12:56 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Tun Eler Message-ID: <20070411071256.GA98197@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Tun Eler , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20070410210946.662687AEA0@ws5-10.us4.outblaze.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070410210946.662687AEA0@ws5-10.us4.outblaze.com> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mounting an external Hard Drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:13:00 -0000 --BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 RELE= ASE.=20 > I configured the kernel according to the Handbook and pluged the exernal = HD. > Then i typed (starting with # are my commands, otherwise output): >=20 > # dmesg > acpi_tz0: failed to set new freq, disabling passive cooling > umass0: vendor 0x04b4 Cypress AT2LP=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 RC7, rev 2.00/2.40, ad= dr 2 > da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 > da0: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-0 device=20 > 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 --=20 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) --BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGHIp4EnfvsMMhpyURAv0LAJwN7pWStqI1WhBc9PUuWmr5kmtabgCfR1rm oHhga/DJyjnXA6wseWGcQgk= =+zAt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl--