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WinCollect: Mounting SFS displays "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop2"

Troubleshooting


Problem

An error is displayed when trying to mount .sfs file during WinCollect upgrade in the Console similar to:
wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop2

Symptom

When performing the WinCollect upgrade in the console, one of the steps is to mount the .sfs file to /media/updates by using the command:
mount -o loop -t squashfs <path_file_name>.sfs /media/updates
Example: mount -t squashfs -o loop 730_QRadar_wincollectupdate-7.3.0-41.sfs /media/updates
Results
The administrator cannot continue as they keep displaying the "wrong fs type" error.
mount -o loop -t squashfs 740_QRadar_wmount: 
       wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop2,
       missing codepage or helper program, or other error

       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail or so.
Note: The issue seen with WinCollect can occur with any .sfs file including Fix packs.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
18 May 2021

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