Error in mounting /dev/sda

**DingDong-Bell** · 20-08-2010

Hello,
I have an iPod mini that I try to mount Linux Mandrake 10.1 and my error message when I mount it fol "mount: / dev/sda1: can not read superblock "I do not know how to proceed from that point. If you have a solution I'm interested. Thank you in advance.

**afidelino** · 20-08-2010

You can try with / dev / sda. I do not know the iPod mini but I know for certain articles or memoirs there must use / dev / sda, / dev / sdb to mount (eg Kingmax) and there are others or is / dev/sda1, / dev/sda2. In case you have other SCSI devices (or do SCSI emulation, such as memory keys, digital cameras) may also be AC / dev/sdb1. Also look for messages after having connected your iPod mini.

**InterNetWorKed** · 20-08-2010

Why mount / dev / sda (x) rather than anything? We must not confuse the device / dev / sda or / dev / hdb or and its mounting point. Any empty directory can serve as a mount point. In my case, for example, I set up my usb / dev / sda / mnt/.

**DingDong-Bell** · 20-08-2010

I tried with / dev / sda and do nothing he says can not read the super block. I get the following message

Code:

usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 5 
scsi1: SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage Devices 
Vendor: Apple Model: iPod Rev: 1.61 
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

I have no idea about the statics displayed above, please help.

**Rain-Saibot** · 20-08-2010

Even I did had a similar kind of a problem. Well I tried it under XP to see and it is well recognized as the mass and type of partition is fat32 read and write without problem. by cons is possible that the problem itself has had a bad format? such a disconnect before the end of the formatting?

**Jaganmohini** · 20-08-2010

I guess you did not add drivers for Windows XP? You did put in your mount command option "-t vfat" for the fat?
Try with:

Code:

mount-t vfat / dev / sda / <directory>

or

Code:

mount-t vfat / dev/sda1 / <directory>

Sometimes a the "-t vfat" is not necessary because it is all-Sometimes a single but it should be put. In principle, it could be that it is a file-system from Apple but if you saw fat32 in Windows is not the case.