[GRLUG] Mounting XFS though usb?

[Michael Mol]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Benjamin Flanders<flanderb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is this possible?  I am setting up my new server and would like to
> transfer some files from the old hard drives to my new one.  I am
> using an usb enclosure to access the old hard drives.
>
> I can mount the ext3 /boot partition using 'sudo mount -t etx3
> /dev/sdc1 /media/usbDrive/' but when I try to mount the xfs partition
> by 'sudo mount -t xfs /dev/sdc5 /media/usbDrive/'  I get the error
>
> mount: wrong fs, type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdc5,
> missing codepage or helper program, or other error
>
> dmesg | tail shows
> XFS: bad magic number
> XFS: SB validate failed
>
> I do believe that the partition is formated using XFS (It's been a
> while since I set this server up) if I try any other fs type, dmesg
> shows Can't find ext3(for example) filesystem on dev sdc5

file -s /dev/sdc1

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