From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:51:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:51:04 -0400 Received: from cisco7500-mainGW.gts.cz ([194.213.32.131]:1540 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:50:55 -0400 Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 21:42:22 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: Nick Urbanik Cc: Linux Kernel list Subject: Re: Cannot mount old ext2 cdrom, but e2fsck shows no problems Message-ID: <20010606214222.C38@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <3B1C8C1B.E3946FE1@vtc.edu.hk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3B1C8C1B.E3946FE1@vtc.edu.hk>; from nicku@vtc.edu.hk on Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 03:36:59PM +0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org HIi! > I made 18 ext2 cdroms in October 1998 using an old (new at the time) Red > Hat system. Now I can't mount them. e2fsck shows no problems. I also > can dd them to a file, then mount the file. But I want to be able to > simply access them directly. Current system: RH 7.1 with all updates. > > Sorry, I can't remember the exact command I used to create the images. > > I also want to better understand the output of dumpe2fs, and how to > relate this to mount. > > I will be very grateful for any help that increases my understanding of > what is going on. > > $ sudo mount -t ext2 /dev/scd0 /cdrom -o ro > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/scd0, > or too many mounted file systems Try -o loop. Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.