[LUAU] Linux HD Recovery

[Vince Hoang]

On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 05:48:08PM -1000, John S. Johnson wrote:
> /dev/sdb2   /mnt/tempdrive2       auto  defaults, ro  0 0 
> I can mount sdb1 but sdb2 flags me with the error:
> mount: you must specify the filesystem type

You need to mount the logical volume and not the raw partition.

> Looking at the drive with fdisk shows me that sdb1 is Linux
> and sdb2 is a Linux LVM drive...any ideas on how to get sdb2
> mounted? Thanks in advance!!

If the HD is intact, you can probably move it to the primary IDE
interface and boot straight off of it.

If you want a more manual approach, start with this:

  vgscan && vgdisplay && lvscan

-Vince