Unknown fstype?

UNIX Solaris
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Dear all I have formatted/labeled/partitioned my new disk but when trying to mount it is returning 'unknown fstype' .Can you please let me know how to solve this problem? Thank you

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use "newfs" to create a filesystem on your drive.

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or better, "zpool create". (Solaris 10 and newer)

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I have seen similar when I formatted a slice six and accidently newfs'ed on slice 2.

Slice 6 kept saying it saw a fs of unknown type until figured out what had happened...slice 2 mounted fine. :slight_smile:

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I tried as 'newfs -m 1 \dev\rdsk\c0t1d0s0' but still the same error message.

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i hope you used / and not \ in your devicepath... try.

newfs /dev/dsk/c0t1d0sX

for a better overview you might want to post the output of "prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s2". or you just go for a zpool which is much easier to use...

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Hello, no one would newfs or mount slice 2. I suggest you prtvtoc your disk again, label it, then newfs slice 0, 3,4 or 6 eg and try mounting it

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I tried for 'newfs /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s-i where i=0,1,....,7 but still the same error message. Please be informed that the out'ut of 'prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s2 is the same as for /c0t0d0s2 but just the former does not have installed partitions.

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please post the entire mount command your using.

oh. and use /dev/rdsk/... when using newfs(not /dev/dsk)

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I labeled it again and newfs its slice 0,3,6 but cannot mount it from 'is not this fstype' error message.

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Please post/attach

  1. output of prtvtoc
  2. /etc/vfstab
  3. mount command
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I used newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s-i and then 'mount /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s0 /mnt' but it returns 'is not this fstype' .

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Please provide everything that I requested in my last post.

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Try running this and post the entire output.

/usr/sbin/fstyp /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0
newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0
/usr/sbin/fstyp /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0
mount /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s0 /mnt
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I first tried as'/usr/sbin/fstyp /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0' but it returned 'unknown fstype no matches'. Then i issued 'newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0' and the command was successful. Then i teied for 'fstyp /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0' and it rwturned 'unknown fstyoe no match'. Then i trued as 'mount /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s0 /mnt' but it returned 'is not this fstype'.

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please post your screenoutputs...

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and please show what returns:

prtvtoc -s /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2
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Sorry. I am using my handset gprs to post my messages so there is no way to send captured screens from my client at now.

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without the outputs you can't expect help... send them later, if you're able to.

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ok. I will send them later.

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Please find attached the captured screens.

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I don't see any attachments.