Re: Mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
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Date: 06/02/04
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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:02:48 +0100
OtisUsenet <otis_usenet@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Problem:
> I'm having trouble mounting an external disk, which I connected to
> my computer running RedHat 9.0 (kernel 2.4.20-8) via USB.
> The external case holds an IDE disk, but the case has a USB
> interface.
> The disk has 2 partitions, one vfat, the other ext3. I am trying to
> mount ext3 one.
> I am trying to mount the disk as root, like this:
> # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/colossus
> The error I am getting is:
> mount: /dev/sda1 is not a valid block device
Looks like it's not being detected (at least, not as a scsi).
do this... and watch
tail -f /var/log/messages
then plug in the device, does it report anything being added?
If so, what device does it get?
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