this is how my drive is layed out primary --windows secondary --d: --linux im trying to mount the d: (fat32) in my linux, i can do primary ok, but i dont know how to mount secondary, this is what is happening [root@atlantis mnt]# mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/d_drive [root@atlantis mnt]# mount -t vfat /dev/hda2 /mnt/d_drive mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda2, or too many mounted file systems (could this be the IDE device where you in fact use ide-scsi so that sr0 or sda or so is needed?)

Your D drive is probably not /dev/hda2. To see what it is type the following command to see all the partitions: fdisk -l /dev/hda Here is an example: [root]# fdisk -l /dev/hda Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2550 20482843+ b Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2 2551 9964 59552955 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 2551 5100 20482843+ b Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda6 5101 7650 20482843+ b Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda7 7651 7663 104391 83 Linux /dev/hda8 7664 7917 2040223+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda9 7918 9964 16442496 83 Linux Notice that in this case: /dev/hda1 Windows C drive (primary partition) /dev/hda2 (extended partition) /dev/hda5 Windows D drive /dev/hda6 Windows E drive /dev/hda7 Linux /boot /dev/hda8 Linux swap /dev/hda9 Linux / Note the extended partition (/dev/hda2) is just a holder for all the logical drives in it (/dev/hda5, /dev/hda6, /dev/hda7, /dev/hda8, /dev/hda9).