Mount Extended Partition?

TheJkWhoSaysNi · #1 28th March 2005, 08:24 PM

My hda has two partitions. Both NTFS. I've installed the ntfs package so that ntfs partitions can be mounted. hda1 is a logical partition and mounts fine. hda2 is an extended partition and wont mount.

It says this:

Quote:

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda2,
or too many mounted file systems
(aren't you trying to mount an extended partition,
instead of some logical partition inside?)

How can I mount the extended partition? Thanks.

jim · #2 28th March 2005, 08:31 PM

I don't think you can mount the extended partition.
The extended DOS partition causes most of the confusion on the part of those setting up new DOS/Windows PCs. It really functions as a "container" that holds all DOS partitions except for the first (primary) volume. The reason that this structure was used is that the original design, with its limit of four partitions, was too restrictive. The extended DOS partition system allows you to have up to 24 disk partitions in a single system, without violating compatibility with older hardware and software designed based on the original four-partition limit.
Someone chime in here if I'm mistaken

TheJkWhoSaysNi · #3 28th March 2005, 08:34 PM

Is there any way I can read the data from the partition other than moving the data to another drive and recreating the partition as a logical partition?

jim · #4 29th March 2005, 02:56 PM

I think your missing the point There is no data on the extended partition. Think of it this way, you have a cup cake pan that can hold 12 cup cakes. the 12 cup cakes are the partitions and the pan is the "extended" or container that holds the partitions.

What is the FS of that partition? Not the extended
What is the output of

Code:

su - (to become root don't forget the dash )
fdisk -l