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angryadmin

Nov 29 2006, 10:12 AM

CODE

[root@plesk ~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux

/dev/sda2 14 268 2048287+ 82 Linux swap

/dev/sda3 269 399 1052257+ 83 Linux

/dev/sda4 400 19457 153083385 5 Extended

/dev/sda5 400 19457 153083353+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux

/dev/sdb2 14 268 2048287+ 82 Linux swap

/dev/sdb3 269 399 1052257+ 83 Linux

/dev/sdb4 400 19457 153083385 5 Extended

/dev/sdb5 400 19457 153083353+ 83 Linux

sdb is the one I wish to mount, how do I do so without hurting any of it's data (Yes, it has data on it)

angryadmin

Nov 29 2006, 01:50 PM

tried this:

mkdir /backup
mount /dev/sdb5 /backup

And got this:

you must specify the filesystem type

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