Re: name of file system : "unknown filesystem type 'FAT32"

[Joachim Backes]

On 12/21/2014 03:30 PM, Angelo Moreschini wrote:
> I am trying to mount a USB pen:
>
> [angelo_user@zorro ~]$ sudo fdisk /dev/sde1 -l
> Device    Boot Start       End   Blocks  Id System
> /dev/sde1         32  31266815 15633392   c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>
> But I get the message :
>  "mount: unknown filesystem type 'FAT32'"
> when I try to mount it:
>
> [angelo_user@zorro ~]$ [angelo_user@zorro ~]$ sudo mount --type FAT32
> /dev/sde1 /media/tmp_USB1
>
> mount: only root can use "--types" option
> [angelo_user@zorro ~]$ sudo mount -t FAT32 /dev/sde1 /media/tmp_USB1
> [sudo] password for angelo_user:
> mount: unknown filesystem type 'FAT32'
>
> *_
> how we have to indicate the value 'FAT 32 in the -t parameter?_*
>
> thank you
>
> Angelo

1. man filesystems
2. Did you try "-t vfat" in the mount command?

Kind regards

Joachim Backes