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If that is right, and fdisk is reading it as swap when its a linux filesystem, you should be able to just change it to a linux partition, and your data will be fine. =20 You use a method similar to this when resizing reiserfs partitions, which i just did a few days ago to install qnx. --mat On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 22:03, will hill wrote: > On 2003.06.25 19:40 Shannon Roddy wrote: > > I am hoping someone in here can knock me upside the and help me here...= .. > >=20 > > I think I must be missing something here. I have a disk /dev/hdc which= =20 > > I used a long time ago to back up some files off of my laptop when I=20 > > upgraded. The partitions are not normally mounted. However, I am goin= g=20 > > to be moving a bunch of files around pretty soon and I wanted to see=20 > > what I had on that disk and perhaps weed some of it out. here is a=20 > > fdisk -l of /dev/hdc: > >=20 > > Disk /dev/hdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 14946 cylinders > > Units =3D cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes > >=20 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/hdc1 * 1 17 136521 83 Linux > > /dev/hdc2 18 3842 30724312+ 83 Linux > >=20 > > Now, if I try to mount either partition here is what I get: > >=20 > > mount /dev/hdc1 /mnt/temp/ > > mount: you must specify the filesystem type > >=20 > > However, I have tried specifying the only 3 real file systems that I=20 > > use: ext2, ext3, fat* and it still won't mount. I am reasonably sure=20 > > that I remember making the filesystems and putting stuff on the disk,=20 > > but I cannot get them mounted no matter what I do. > >=20 > > Is there a tool out there that will look at the partition and tell you=20 > > if there is actually data or some sort of a filesystem on there? > >=20 > > I think I must just be missing something here....? Or I am mistaken an= d=20 > > I didn't really put the files there to begin with? > >=20 > > Thanks, > > Shannon > >=20 >=20 > Type 83 is swap file? I thought type 82 was a "normal" ext2. Try >=20 > mount /dev/hdc1 /mnt -t swap >=20 > Bad pun - using type 83 as a normal partiton would be odd. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net --=-LFf4qSwXtAzRhpRUH2Tp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA++nEHadbUG229XJoRAgQSAKCuWPURKX2O1mZO83hbtRNn3uqvrQCfccrT wWcxT885jICZzDMLz4fAoks= =FiY7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-LFf4qSwXtAzRhpRUH2Tp--
