Probably hda2 is an extended partition and really you need hda5?
On Sun, 19 Aug 2001, Koleman Strumpf wrote:
> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 20:15:26 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Koleman Strumpf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [tomsrtbt] Unable to mount ext2
>
> Hi:
>
> I have a dual partition Pentium II with RedHat v5.2, and my lilo recently
> stopped working (I think due to my win anti-virus) --> goes right into
> Win now. My rescue disk does not seem to function (the PC just freezes up
> after spinning the floppy). At this point I am just trying to salvage some
> files and then re-install if needed.
>
> Anyway, I got a hold of tomsrtbt v 1.7.358. When I try and mount my linux
> partition I have problems. No problem mounting the Win partition (hda) but
> when I try and mount Linux (hdb) I get:
> # mount /dev/hda2 /test2
> /dev/hda2: Unknown error
> ...
> Transaction block size = 512
> VFS: Can't find a valid MSDOS filesystem on dev 3:02.
> mount: you must specify the filesystem
>
> More information on the file system does not seem to help:
> # mount -t ext2 /dev/hda2 /test2
> attempted to access beyond end of device
> 03:02: rw=0, want=2, limit=1
> EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda2,
> or too many mounted fule systems
>
> I am not sure if this is also of use but when I first fdisk I get:
> # fdisk /dev/hda
> The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 1025.
> This is larger than 1024, and may cause problems with:
> 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO)
> ...
>
> Also, when I print the partition table I get,
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 262 2096608+6 6 DOS 16-bit >=32M
> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(519, 127, 63) should be (519, 254, 63)
> /dev/hda2 262 514 2028096 5 Extended
> Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary:
> phys=(1022, 127, 63) should be (1022, 254, 63)
>
>
> I am pretty much a newbie so I am not sure if this is a salvagable
> situation or I should just reinstall (and lose what files I had).
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions,
> Koleman Strumpf
>
>
>
