[CentOS] Re: Formating and Mounting Partitions giving problems

Scott Silva ssilva at sgvwater.com
Thu Dec 13 00:50:34 UTC 2007


on 12/12/2007 4:40 PM Saurabh Sharma spake the following:
> Scott Silva wrote:
>> on 12/11/2007 8:02 AM Saurabh Sharma spake the following:
>>> Scott Silva wrote:
>>>> on 12/10/2007 8:59 AM Saurabh Sharma spake the following:
>>>>> Fajar Priyanto wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> I believe the options in /etc/fstab should be:
>>>>>> defaults,rw ? Not defaults [dot] rw
>>>>>>   
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>>>>> Thanks for correcting me ,with the mistake.Now no error were logged 
>>>>> and directories were mounted. :-)
>>>>> But the File Sytem type is still FAT16.what's the issue with file 
>>>>> system type.
>>>>> I formated the /dev/hdc12 using /mkfs.ext3 /but the file system 
>>>>> shown is still FAT16.
>>>>>
>>>>> /[root at localhost etc]# mkfs.ext3 /dev/hdc12
>>>>> mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
>>>>> Filesystem label=
>>>>> OS type: Linux
>>>>> Block size=4096 (log=2)
>>>>> Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
>>>>> 2289280 inodes, 4570484 blocks
>>>>> 228524 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
>>>>> First data block=0
>>>>> Maximum filesystem blocks=0
>>>>> 140 block groups
>>>>> 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
>>>>> 16352 inodes per group
>>>>> Superblock backups stored on blocks:
>>>>>         32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 
>>>>> 1605632, 2654208,
>>>>>         4096000
>>>>> Writing inode tables: done                           Creating 
>>>>> journal (32768 blocks): done
>>>>> Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
>>>>> This filesystem will be automatically checked every 25 mounts or
>>>>> 180 days, whichever comes first.  Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
>>>>>
>>>> But what is the partition type set to?
>>>> If they are set to 0x04 they will show up as fat16, for ext2/3 they 
>>>> need to be  0x83.
>>>>
>>> Thanks for replying,as i'm too new to linux i dont know how to set 
>>> the partition type,i just google for things and move ahead.Can you 
>>> please let me know how to get this done or what all you meant.After 
>>> Scott's comments i just goggled and found parted,which showed 
>>> partitions type as FAT32,this is just opposite to one shown by fdisk -l.
>>>
>>> [root at XBox ~]# parted /dev/hdc print
>>>
>>> Model: ST3250820A (ide)
>>> Disk /dev/hdc: 250GB
>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>>> Partition Table: msdos
>>>
>>> Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
>>> 1      32.3kB  10.5GB  10.5GB  primary   ntfs         boot
>>> 2      10.5GB  250GB   240GB   extended               lba 5      
>>> 10.5GB  62.9GB  52.4GB  logical   fat32            6      62.9GB  
>>> 115GB   52.4GB  logical   fat32            7      115GB   168GB   
>>> 52.4GB  logical   fat32            8      168GB   220GB   52.4GB  
>>> logical   fat32            9      220GB   220GB   107MB   logical   
>>> ext3             10      220GB   231GB   10.5GB  logical   
>>> ext3             11      231GB   231GB   535MB   logical   
>>> linux-swap       12      231GB   250GB   18.7GB  logical   
>>> ext3            Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if 
>>> necessary.
>>>
>>> Please help me grow...!
>>>
>> If you run fdisk /dev/hdc, you can change the partition types.
>> At the fdisk prompt, a "p" will list the partition table.
>> From there you use "t" to change a partition type.
>> Ext2/3 partitions are type 83 and linux swap is type 82.
>> Make sure you only change the partitions that you wanted to be ext3, 
>> and not your windows partitions.
>> A "w" will write the new table and exit, and a "q" exits without 
>> writing if you make a mistake.
>> A "m" gives a list of choices (menu).
> The thing worked,the way is really great......
> ...thanks for the support....
> :-)
> Thanks & Regards
> Saurabh
Since you are just starting out, there is a wealth of info on the net for 
every level from newbie to guru.
http://www.linuxhelp.net/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/
http://www.justlinux.com/
http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/consult.shtml

Just some from a quick google search. There are answers to every question 
floating around on the world's largest public library.
Welcome to the Linux world!


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