mount fat32 in suse live cd? windows trashed

[djpaubes]

Hi all,

I've trashed my windows installation but I want to get my files off the disk before I re install and I think I'm gona go Suse... former redhat user.

But is it possible to mount a fat32 hard drive using one of the live CD's?
Or is there another method to copy my files off my laptop to a usb hard drive?

Cheers,

[devils casper]

But is it possible to mount a fat32 hard drive using one of the live CD's?
Or is there another method to copy my files off my laptop to a usb hard drive?

you cant use any LiveCD. if LiveCD doesn't automount FAT32 partition, you can mount manually with mount command. mount partitions of External disk same way and copy data.

[djpaubes]

hi there,

so I start a terminial session and run a command similar to this?

/dev/hda1 /windows/C vfat noauto,user,rw 0 0 ??

[devils casper]

which LiveCD are you using? look for Terminal or Konsole in Menu.
you have to create mount_point ( folder ) before executing mount command.
check the output of fdisk -l for correct partition name.

mkdir C_driver
mount  -t  vfat   /dev/hda1  C_driver   -o  defaults,umask=0

[johnroberts]

I am for SUSE, but for this task better go Puppy!!! If you can boot it, you can mount both NTFS and FAT32 partitions. Only about 90MB for the ISO in size and you can use any external medium: USB sticks, external disks, etc...


Good Luck

[djpaubes]

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 C_driver -o defaults,umask=0
linux:~ # mkdir C_driver
linux:~ # mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 C_driver -o defaults,umask=0
mount: special device /dev/hda1 does not exist
linux:~ # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77520 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
linux:~ # mount -t vfat /dev/hda C_driver -o defaults,umask=0
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda,
missing codepage or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

[valemon]

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77520 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

The output of the fdisk -l command is strange. Seems you got no partitions. I mean below this entry should come up hda1,hda2. But there is nothing like this. It looks unpartitioned

[devils casper]

Partition Table of your Harddisk has been corrupted. you have to recover Partition Table first. check here.

[MikeTbob]

I'm thinking,,,,,hmmmm

I've trashed my windows installation

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77520 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

He did say he trashed his Windows installation, depending on what he actually did, the MBR might not be corrupted, just missing.