 | | | /dev/hda3 is not a block device | /dev/hda3 is not a block device 2004-03-02 - By Carlos Mora
Back
You are welcome. And Thank you.
Carlos
>-- --Original Message-- --
>From: Bob Goodwin [mailto:robert.goodwin2@(protected)]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:56 AM
>To: shrike-list@(protected)
>Cc: Carlos Mora
>Subject: Re: /dev/hda3 is not a block device
>
>Very good Carlos, you solved my problem and now I have my files back.
>Your help was clear and concise!
>Thank you.
>Bob Goodwin
>
>Carlos Mora wrote:
>
>>The /dev/hda* directory listing is the problem. Remove the directory
>>'/bin/rm -rf /dev/hda3'. Then do a /dev/MAKEDEV had
>>
>>That should remake all the hda device files and you should be ok at that
>>point. I would still do the fsck on /dev/hda3 and then mount it.
>>
>>Carlos
>>
>>
>>
>>>-- --Original Message-- --
>>>From: Bob Goodwin [mailto:robert.goodwin2@(protected)]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:15 AM
>>>To: shrike-list@(protected)
>>>Cc: Carlos.Mora@(protected)
>>>Subject: Re: /dev/hda3 is not a block device
>>>
>>>Carlos Mora wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Let's get some information first. How about doing an fdisk -l /dev/hda.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>># fdisk -l /dev/hda
>>>
>>>Disk /dev/hda: 6850 MB, 6850206720 bytes
>>>255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 832 cylinders
>>>Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>>>
>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>/dev/hda1 * 1 261 2096451 6 FAT16
>>>/dev/hda2 262 274 104422+ 83 Linux
>>>/dev/hda3 275 767 3960022+ 83 Linux
>>>/dev/hda4 768 832 522112+ 5 Extended
>>>/dev/hda5 768 832 522081 82 Linux swap
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>What filesystem type did you setup on /dev/hda?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I had intended to include the "fstab" file but missed it.
>>>
>>># cat /etc/fstab
>>>LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1
>1
>>>LABEL=/boot1 /boot ext3 defaults 1
>2
>>>none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0
>0
>>>none /proc proc defaults 0
>0
>>>none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0
>0
>>>/dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0
>0
>>>/dev/hdb3 swap swap defaults 0
>0
>>>/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660
>>>noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
>>>/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
>>>noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
>>>/dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 auto defaults 0
>0
>>>/dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 auto defaults 0
>0
>>>/dev/hda1 /mnt/dos auto noauto,owner 0
>0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Try doing an 'fsck /dev/hda3' first.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>># fsck /dev/hda3
>>>fsck 1.32 (09-Nov-2002)
>>>Could not determine filesystem type for /dev/hda3
>>>fsck: fsck.auto: not found
>>>fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.auto for /dev/hda3
>>>
>>>[I believe fsck wants an "ext2" file system and I think this was ext3.]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Try mounting without using fstab: mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>># mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3
>>>mount: /dev/hda3 is not a block device [Same problem "not a block
>>>device?]
>>>
>>>A directory listing. Notice that hda3 is listed separately at the bottom?
>>>
>>># ls -la /dev/hda* --color=never
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 0 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 1 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda1
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 10 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda10
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 11 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda11
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 12 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda12
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 13 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda13
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 14 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda14
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 15 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda15
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 16 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda16
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 17 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda17
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 18 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda18
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 19 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda19
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 2 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda2
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 20 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda20
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 21 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda21
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 22 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda22
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 23 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda23
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 24 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda24
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 25 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda25
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 26 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda26
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 27 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda27
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 28 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda28
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 29 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda29
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 30 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda30
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 31 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda31
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 32 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda32
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 4 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda4
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 5 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda5
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 6 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda6
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 7 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda7
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 8 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda8
>>>brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 9 Jan 30 2003 /dev/hda9
>>>
>>>/dev/hda3:
>>>total 124
>>>drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Feb 29 17:05 .
>>>drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 118784 Mar 2 08:47 ..
>>>
>>>
>>>Directory listing for /mnt
>>>
>>># ls /mnt/
>>>cdrom dos floppy hda2 hda3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks, BobG
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-- --Original Message-- --
>>>>>From: shrike-list-admin@(protected) [mailto:shrike-list-
>admin@(protected)]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>On
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Behalf Of Bob Goodwin
>>>>>Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:29 PM
>>>>>To: shrike-list@(protected)
>>>>>Subject: /dev/hda3 is not a block device
>>>>>
>>>>>I have just reinstalled RH9 on /dev/hdb and would like to be able to
>>>>>extract some configuration and data files from /hda3 which contained my
>>>>>previous RH9 installation. However when I try to mount it I get an
>error
>>>>>message:
>>>>>
>>>>># mount /dev/hda3
>>>>>mount: /dev/hda3 is not a block device
>>>>>
>>>>>fdisk -p /dev/hda lists the partiton as still there. Nothing seems to
>>>>>have changed on that drive. The new installation works fine but I would
>>>>>like to be able to take a few files from the first drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>I created /mnt/hda3 and have messed with /etc/fstab but nothing seems
>to
>>>>>help. There's something happening that I'm not aware of! My ignorance
>>>>>is showing. Can anyone see what's wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>>Bob Goodwin Zuni, Va. w2bod
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Shrike-list mailing list
>>>>>Shrike-list@(protected)
>>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
--
Shrike-list mailing list
Shrike-list@(protected)
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
Earn $52 per hosting referral at Lunarpages.
|
|
|