Re: mount IDE via USB-bridge
Am Samstag, 6. November 2010 schrieb Arnt Karlsen:
> On Sat, 6 Nov 2010 15:21:48 +0000 (UTC), Camaleón wrote in message
>
> <[🔎] pan.2010.11.06.15.21.48@gmail.com>:
> > On Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:22:14 +0100, Bernd Kloss wrote:
> > > I need to import my data from my former IDE-hd and thought it might
> > > be easily done with an usb-bridge.
> > > But mounting does not work.
> > >
> > > This is my old disk:
> > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > >
> > > /dev/sdb1 * 1 38298 307628653+ 83 Linux
> > > /dev/sdb2 38299 38913 4939987+ 5 Extended
> > > /dev/sdb5 38299 38913 4939956 82 Linux
> > > swap / Solaris
> > >
> > > Data are on sdb2
> > >
> > > How to mount sdb2 properly?
> >
> > (...)
> >
> > Wait... "sdb2" is an extended partition holding a swap partition
> > ("sdb5").
> >
> > Your data should be under "sdb1".
>
> ..plug it in and see what happens, aka "smoke test it." ;o)
>
> ..unless you have a Microsoft engineered flame bait with a
> Potato era kernel and Sarge era userland, it'll just work,
> even if it might disagree a wee bit with your /etc/fstab
> memories, read the smoke test log if you don't see an usb
> pop-up offer you something. If you're on a cli-only box,
> try " mount -v /dev/sdb1 /mnt " as root.
> " swapon -v /dev/sdb5 " should add some (useless usb) swap
> confirming your fdisk listing, but you may want to back it
> up first with dd if you're trying to rescue a hibernation
> crash state or some such.
>
> ..also worth reading up on fsck if mount -v suggests issues,
> mount -vo,ro /dev/sdb1 /mnt may be preferable.
Thanks for helping. Rather embarrassed I have to admit that I had forgotten
some changes in my partitions! Everything under control now.
Sorry.
Regards
Bernd
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