input output error
Kevin Cozens
kevin-4dS5u2o1hCn3fQ9qLvQP4Q at public.gmane.org
Tue Jul 10 04:53:00 UTC 2007
hui xu wrote:
> 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"
Its a bit unusual to be mounting a drive without specifying a partition. Run
'fdisk -l /dev/sda' and check if you are supposed to be mounting a partition
on the drive.
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