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cannot mount /dev/sdb1



Please,

(testing system)

fdisk -l responds:

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Disk /dev/sda: 9100 MB, 9100032000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1106 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1          34      273073+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2              35        1106     8610840    5  Extended
/dev/sda5              35         424     3132643+  83  Linux
/dev/sda6             425         618     1558273+  83  Linux
/dev/sda7             619         677      473886   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8             678         710      265041   83  Linux
/dev/sda9             711        1106     3180838+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 4355 MB, 4355472384 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 529 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1         529     4249161   83  Linux

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but when I try mount /dev/sdb1 /other debian responds:

mount: you must specify the filesystem type

I have tried -t with all sorts of types, but none work.  I have
reformatted the disk, no joy :-(

the same error is reported for /dev/sda2 

The contents of my /etc/fstab are:

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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/sda1       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/sda9       /home           ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/sda8       /tmp            ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/sda5       /usr            ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/sda6       /var            ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/sda7       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
solaris:/u      /u              nfs     defaults        0       0
/dev/sdc1       /usb        ext3,vfat    defaults,noauto,users           0 0
/dev/sdb1       /other          ext3    defaults        0       2

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thanks

Joe



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