Re: [tlug] Trouble with external USB hard disk

["Bruno Raoult" <braoult@example.com>]

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 7:19 PM, David Bernat <dbernat@example.com> wrote:
> Disk /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x44634187
>
>
>   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sdb1               1       38913   312568641    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>
> root@example.com:~# mount -t W95 FAT32 /dev/sdb1 /etc
> Usage: mount -V                 : print version
> [...]

You should use "vfat" parameter, instead of W95 FAT32.
But you will not be able to use vfat for /etc, where file permissions
are strict.

First, you should reformat your disk (ext3 is a good option).

But I still don't understand why /etc would be on a different partition.
This is a nonsense, please reconsider.

Bruno.

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