Hi,
have u tried this command for mounting vfat32:
#mount -t vfat -o fat=32 /dev/hdaN /mountpoint
Pls let me know result of this command.
---------------------------------------------------Abhiram
On Thursday 27 June 2002 15:29, you wrote:
> philip,
>
> your problem seems grave... :(
>
> check your hdd.. if its a seagate hdd, you can
> download software that checks drive integrity from the
> seagate web site..
>
> since u said its making a humming noise.. my first
> guess is that your hdd is living on its final
> breaths,... so backup as such as u can... u might lose
> data on your ext partitions also
>
> you also said that you're unable to boot from your
> vfat partition.... gives the feeling that its
> definately the hardware at fault... happens more
> during the monsoons due to extreme humidity...
> is this computer in a non-A/C room ?
>
> to fix this problem u cud try the foll..
>
> 1) keep trying to mount the hdd.. using the hdd
> continuously for 2-3 hours could heat it up and may be
> u could access the partition after that.
>
> if this fails...
>
> 2) run to a professional data recovery guy... get the
> data copied to another hdd and then try formatting the
> hdd in a single partition in ext2.. if u get errors
> while formatting.. u know for certain that ur hdd is
> dead.
>
> all this, of course, means a lot of uninvited work
>
> :(
>
> good luck anyways....
> satsco.
>
> ================================================
>
> --- Philip S Tellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have one ext2 partition, two fat32 partitions and
> > one fat16 partition.
> >
> > I can mount the ext2 and fat16 partitions, but am
> > unable to mount the
> > vfat (fat32) partitions.
> >
> > When I try to mount them, the hard disk makes a
> > humming sound, and I get
> > these errors:
> >
> > hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> > hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
> > hda: DMA disabled
> > ide0: reset: success
> > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady
> > SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
> > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError },
> > LBAsect=5221126, sector=1
> > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 1
> > FAT bread failed
> > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on
> > /dev/hda1,
> > or too many mounted file systems
> >
> >
> >
> > This happens everytime.
> >
> > I tried disabling dma and then mounting, and I get
> > these errors:
> >
> > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady
> > SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
> > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError },
> > LBAsect=5221126, sector=1
> > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 1
> > FAT bread failed
> > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on
> > /dev/hda1,
> > or too many mounted file systems
> >
> >
> > I am unable to boot into the fat32 partitions
> > either.
> >
> > I have not used Windows for several months now, so
> > don't think that this
> > is a windows related problem, and I was able to
> > mount the partitions
> > last night, but not since this afternoon.
> >
> > Shutdown was uneventful the last time I used the
> > fat32 partitions. I
> > have all my documentation stored on those partitions
> > and refer to them
> > frequently.
> >
> > Any ideas as to what has happened and how I may be
> > able to fix it?
> >
> > Philip
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