[CentOS] Can't mount FAT32 partition

[Phil Schaffner]

On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 22:57 +0900, Dave Gutteridge wrote:
> I am trying to mount a FAT32 partition in CentOS.
> I'm following the instructions on this page:
> http://www.linuxforum.com/linux_tutorials/14/1.php
> 
> This is the line I put into /etc/fstab
> /dev/hda                /mnt/windows            vfat    
> users,owner,rw,umask=000 0 0
> 
> And this is the error I get:
> [root at localhost mnt]# mount -a
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda,
>        or too many mounted file systems
> 
> What is the cause of this error?
> 
> For reference, this is the output of fsisk:
> [root at localhost mnt]# fdisk -l
> 
> Disk /dev/hda: 30.0 GB, 30020272128 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1   *           1        3649    29310561    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
Dave,

Try:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat rw,noauto,user,uid=512,gid=1002 1 2

Adjust uid and gid for the user you want to have full access
(see /etc/passwd entry), or omit for read-all write-root.  [Be
sure /mnt/windows exists.]

> Disk /dev/hdb: 30.7 GB, 30738677760 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3737 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hdb1   *           1        3644    29270398+  83  Linux
> /dev/hdb2            3645        3737      747022+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)

OT, but looks like /dev/hdb2 has no extended partitions.  It's a pretty
small percentage of the disk, so may be a don't-care.  Could make it
swap as you don't seem to have any.  If you want:

# fdisk /dev/hdb

Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 2
Hex code (type L to list codes): 82
Changed system type of partition 1 to 82 (Linux swap)

Command (m for help): w

# mkswap /dev/hdb2

Put the following in /etc/fstab:

/dev/hdb2 swap swap defaults 0 0

# free
# swapon -a
# free

Phil