On Dec 1, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Tina K. wrote: >> /sbin/mount -w /dev/disk1s2 /Volumes/TardisToo > > In single user mode I entered: > > /sbin/mount -w /dev/disk1s3/Volumes/User%20HDD > > and it returned this message: > > "Unknown special file or file system"
%20 for a space is html-ese, in the shell either use a backslash to escape the space or enclose it in double quotes "/Volumes/User HDD" I also ALWAYS forget that mount needs the mount point to exist already. This thread has the answers in it: <http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-232302.html> the mount command needs to be: mount -w -t hfs /dev/devicenumber /Volumes/Volume_Mount_Point. (the '-t hfs' bit takes care of the error you're getting, I think. I don't do this very often at all, if I'm elbows-deep in single user mode on a machine it means Things Have Gone Very Wrong Indeed, and I'm doing something like trying to get the mail server back alive while the email-less hordes with pitchforks, torches and Blackberrys are battering down the door to the server room) You have to ensure that the root volume is writeable first, and create the Volume_Mount_Point directory. SO the process SHOULD be (my comments preceded by -- ) -- make / writeable, if needed mount -uw / -- Create the mount point mkdir /Volumes/User\ HDD -- now mount the volume /sbin/mount -w -t hfs /dev/disk1s3 /Volumes/User\ HDD If this doesn't work start to Googling. There's tons of hits on that error and most of them look like they're fixable by the -t option, whether it's hfs, ntfs or another file system type. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
