[wplug] Mounting SDA1

[Mike Griffin]

Unless that device is formatted with the correct FS, you cannot mount 
that device with that FS type.
You could format the FS with an ext3 FS, would that cause the card to 
not be readable by another device? I.E. compact flash for a digi-cam.  
If it's solely for use between linux boxen....
mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1

Remember that a windows box will not read the card (except with a 3rd 
party reader) and if it's for an external device (I.E. a digi-cam), 
that device probably will not read that card either. (unless that 
device supports named FS)


Mike


On Monday, September 22, 2003, at 11:16  AM, Weber, Larry A wrote:

> I am trying to mount a compact flash reader/writer to my system.  If I 
> use a
> msdos formated compact flash card then:
> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cf -t msdos
> works properly.
>
> However I would like to mount the card (msdos formated or unformated) 
> with
> the ext3 file system.
> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cf -t ext3   or   mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cf -l -t 
> ext3
> does not work.  I get an error message saying I have the wrong fs, bad
> option, bad super block.
>
> Anyone know how to mount an sda device with a file system that is not 
> on the
> device?
>
> -laweber
>
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