partitions
Cyber Source
peter at thecybersource.com
Thu Sep 18 11:45:26 EDT 2003
I'm not sure if this would be a problem but I have noticed that your fat
partitions are ID'd as "b" with the extended partition being ID'd as
"f". A "b" represents a partition that is NOT lba and an "f" represents
an extended partition that IS lba. I just have never seen a partition
with the newer drives of today partitioned without lba. That may be
causing you problems, seeing that the extended is lba but not the
partitions within. Just a guess.
On Thu, 2003-09-18 at 11:21, Mark Robson wrote:
> Here it is:
>
> [root at localhost root]# fdisk -l
>
> Disk /dev/hdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1048 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id
> System
> /dev/hdc2 * 2 1048 8410027+ f
> Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/hdc5 2 129 1028128+ b
> Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hdc6 130 1048 7381836 b
> Win95 FAT32
>
> Disk /dev/hdd: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1313 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id
> System
> /dev/hdd1 * 1 13 104391 83
> Linux
> /dev/hdd2 14 751 5927985 83
> Linux
> /dev/hdd3 752 848 779152+ 82
> Linux swap
> /dev/hdd4 849 1313 3735112+ f
> Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/hdd5 849 913 522081 83
> Linux
> /dev/hdd6 914 1183 2168743+ 83
> Linux
> /dev/hdd7 1184 1313 1044193+ 83
> Linux
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 9729 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id
> System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 4978 39985753+ c
> Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/hda2 4979 8207 25936942+ f
> Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/hda5 4979 8207 25936911 b
> Win95 FAT32
>
>
>
> --- Robert Meyer <meyer_rm at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hmmm... sounds like the partitions may be
> > overlapping? The output of 'fdisk
> > -l' might be useful for us to help...
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > --- Mark Robson <markrobson at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Oh, good catch, Bob, I now remember we must all
> > wish
> > > you well for Friday. Speedy recovery, and all.
> > > Unfortunately, that may knock me off again. I've
> > > meant to get to a meeting for the last six months,
> > but
> > > it seems to be jinxed.
> > >
> > > Well, got fdisk -l dev/hda to report that in fact
> > I
> > > have hda1 and hda5 patitions, no hda2 to mount.
> > >
> > > Now, when I have both FAT partitions mounted,
> > system
> > > locks up catastrophically. No mouse, kbd,
> > nothing.
> > > Only responds to hard reset. Doesn't happen with
> > just
> > > one or the other singly, only when I mount both.
> > > Well, it did that twice, but now I've got both
> > > mounted, and it isn't locking up yet. Makes me
> > wonder
> > > if the drive itself is failing, thus the corrupted
> > > drivers? Is there a way to tell if this is so
> > short
> > > of waiting for it to die? Less than 1yr old WD
> > 80gb,
> > > should be under warranty yet.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Robert Meyer <meyer_rm at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- Mark Robson <markrobson at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > Well, it will be there, then. Even if I get
> > this
> > > > > solved meantime (LOL). I guess you'll have
> > > > monitors
> > > > > to use, so I'll need to bring the kbd/mouse
> > and
> > > > box?
> > > >
> > > > Remember the meeting is the 28th, not the
> > 21st...
> > > > Bring kbd and mouse 'cuz we
> > > > don't have any in the office.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Meantime, I seem to have lied when I said I
> > could
> > > > see
> > > > > both partitions on the 80gb drive. When I go:
> >
> > > > >
> > > > > mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win
> > > > >
> > > > > I can get a view of the c: drive where my o/s
> > is
> > > > > installed, and the source for the files I want
> > to
> > > > > rescue. I 'thought' I could just modify that
> > to :
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /mnt/winD
> > > > >
> > > > > to make the same view true for my D: partition
> > on
> > > > that
> > > > > same drive. I have already created /mnt/winD.
> >
> > > > > Instead, I get this complaint:
> > > > >
> > > > > 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 some logical partition
> > inside?)
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't remember making hda2 NTFS, but is that
> > > > likely
> > > > > the problem? How would I determine that?
> > > >
> > > > Well, if you type 'fdisk /dev/hda' and then type
> > 'p'
> > > > to get it to print the
> > > > partition map, you should see what the partiton
> > > > types are set to. If it's
> > > > NTFS, you need to have the ntfs modules
> > installed on
> > > > your machine. The linux
> > > > NTFS modules are read only and write mode is
> > only
> > > > experimental.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is a 'bad superblock' as bad as it sounds?
> > Can I
> > > > > determine that (considering my newbie-ness)?
> > > >
> > > > It either means that the filesystem is corrupted
> > > > hopelessly, not formatted or
> > > > the system doesn't understand the filesystem
> > type on
> > > > the drive. It could also
> > > > mean that there isn't an hda2 partition on the
> > > > drive.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying to mount an extended partition,
> > not a
> > > > > logical partition insde; maybe I just need a
> > > > different
> > > > > option?
> > > > >
> > > > > I need to learn how to edit fstab to automate
> > this
> > > > > anyways, don't I. Another of the skills I
> > haven't
> > > > yet
> > > > > picked up. I wish I had the time to take
> > classes
> > > > to
> > > > > get this down. I'm the proverbial one who
> > knows
> > > > just
> > > > > enough to get into trouble.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
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> > > Mark Robson
> > >
> > >
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>
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>
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