input output error

[JoeHill]

hui xu left a post-it on the fridge:

> Could anybody tell me how to recover the data from my
> harddisk? My problem is:
> 
> I have stored all my photoes and software in an
> harddisk connected by USB to my linux box. I have not
> used it for half year. recently I try to mount ( mount
> -a /dev/sda /bigfoot) it to my linux box to get the
> data, I got the errors "/dev/sda: Input/output error 
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type"

Was the drive connected to a Windows box during the half year of misuse? What
happens if you try to specify the filesystem type with 'mount -t'?

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