On RHL9 (Shrike) : [root@slave6 root]# mount /dev/hdg8 /mnt/8 mount: you must specify the filesystem type # <<--- HERE [root@slave6 root]# mkdir /mnt/8 [root@slave6 root]# mount /dev/hdg8 /mnt/8 FAT: bogus logical sector size 11307 VFS: Can't find a valid FAT filesystem on dev 22:08. mount: you must specify the filesystem type The wrong error message is printed at the "HERE" comment IMHO. It should say "/mnt/8: No such file or directory". Version: mount-2.11y-9
The error message is correct - a filesystem type is required. Whether or not there are other errors is irrelevant. You'll see those errors as soon as you follow the instructions. :)
I disagree. The error text could be much more user friendly.