Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 21:56:23 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Joseph Mays" <mays@win.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB can't mount msdosfs drive Message-ID: <20130605215623.d0986046.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <3F74C0CB9E7C4CDF9501159278786054@Gantry> References: <D16334484B0C4155A21C15070F51738B@Gantry> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1306051244360.56946@wonkity.com> <3F74C0CB9E7C4CDF9501159278786054@Gantry>
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On Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:12:19 -0400, Joseph Mays wrote: > root@warehouse:/backups # mount_msdosfs -o large /dev/da2s1 /usb2 > mount_msdosfs: /dev/da2s1: Invalid argument Just a wild guess, without having tried any reference test on my side, but did you already try to access da2 instead of da2s1? _Sometimes_ (and I can't even tell you at _what_ times) a FAT (msdosfs) formatted media can be mounted in that specific way (even though I assume that in such a case, no slice device would be present - but as I said, just a guess maybe worth a try). # mount_msdosfs /dev/da2 /usb2 But just to be fully sure: This is a USB stick / thumb drive, right? It's not some internal card reader (which would probably require "re-tasting")? Just asking to make sure I haven't missed this fact while reading... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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