input output error

[JoeHill]

Kevin Cozens left a post-it on the fridge:

> 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.

Oops! Heh, yeah, that's what I meant to say... ;)

Of course, /etc/mtab will only show you the drives already mounted.

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