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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ext2'
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:17:48
Message-Id: 49bf44f10512291105h552f39b0u100924396e4d0ca8@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ext2' by Peter
1 > > # mount /dev/hda1 /boot
2 > > mount: unknown filesystem type 'ext2'
3 > >
4 >
5 > OK. I see now. By specifying the device and mount point, you bypass fstab.
6 > Default will be what mount THINKS it is, which is like doing mount -t auto...
7 >
8 > If you just did mount /boot it would be fine.
9
10 OK, so mount only refers to fstab for fs info if the device isn't
11 specified. What is the logic behind that? If that behavior was
12 recently implemented, it would explain why I'm only now getting the
13 error. I've always mounted as above.
14
15 - Grant
16
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ext2' Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>
[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ext2' Peter <pete4abw@×××××××.net>