Can't mount disk on IDE card

gsfgf · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 1266

I have a HDD on an IDE card (hde) i can't mount it. "mount /dev/hde1 /data -t vfat" I get an invalid block device error. What do i need to do to get the drive recognoized? I assume i need to load something for the IDE card, it was PnP on FreeBSd if it helps.

Card is generic CMD 2 chanel IDE (not RAID). The site is down so i can't find a model num.

AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

I could ask you alot of questions about your post, but it seems you need to look in /lib/modules/your-kernel/kernel/drivers/* for all the modules you compiled. Then add the proper stuff to /etc/modules.autoload to get them loaded at boot-time, I'm not entirely sure about this but I would guess you could do a modprobe vfat and that would get you started up.
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gsfgf · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 1266

so you think the problem is in vfat support not the IDE card?
I'll try that.

Guest · Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 4:05 am Post subject:

whats on the hard drive...what kind of file system...what i think the error is telling you is that you didnt compile in support for the vfat file system when you compiled the kernel...this would be under msdos in the file system part of the kernel configuration..

cd to /usr/src/linux then run the make menuconfig and go looking to see what you did or didnt do...recompile if you left that out

AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

Guest · Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 1:07 pm Post subject:

gsfgf · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 1266

^^^ that was me. i forgot to log in ^^^

Guest · Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 9:03 pm Post subject:

so your saying you have enabled all the msdos crap in the kernel and it still gives you this error messege when you try to mount it?

gsfgf · Veteran Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 1266

Guest · Posted: Sun May 12, 2002 2:13 am Post subject:

is the dev listed in fstab...just out of curiosity if you havent solved this issue what id the line in fstab look like
what is the mount point you have given to it