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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Friend installed Linux - then ripped out WindowsXP: He needs help ??

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Friend installed Linux - then ripped out WindowsXP: He needs help ??
  • From: Adrian Irving-Beer <wisq-oclug [ at ] wisq [ dot ] net>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:57:17 -0400
(A bit late, but here's my hopefully-helpful suggestion.)

On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 01:30:34PM -0400, William Case wrote:

> > > > mount -t vfat [or msdos] /mnt/windows /dev/hdc  can't mount
> > > > disk; error says file system unrecognized.
> > >
> > > your arguments are backwards.
> > >
> > > mount -t vfat /dev/hdc1 /mnt/windows
>
> They are backwards here, but they weren't used backwards on his
> machine -- just a bad memory and typing too quickly.

And you're certain you / your friend was trying to mount /dev/hdc1 and
not /dev/hdc, right?

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