you can dd the file system into a file, and then use mount to mount it. dd if=/dev/hda2 of=diskimage.iso mount -o loop diskimage.iso ----- Original Message ----- From: "Guolin Cheng" <guolin@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 12:05:18 -0700 To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Fedora mount a corrupted Win Fat32 (vfat) file system > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to recover data from a corrupted Win Fat32 file system using > Fedora, with a command "mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /mnt", but the operation > fails. I'm pretty sure it is a fat32 file system because "fdisk" proves > a very honest gentleman :-), Now the problem is, How to recover data > from a corrupted fat32 file system? I run a "hdparm" on the hard disk > to scan bad blocks and proves that the hard disk is error-free. > > > > Any suggestions/ideas are greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks. > > --Guiolin Cheng > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Time will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of Time's methods. +( duncan brown +( duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxx +( http://www.linuxadvocate.net
