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

Troubleshooting


Problem

An error is displayed when mounting SFS file during installs or upgrades similar to:
"wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop2"

Symptom

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.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 April 2023

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ibm16985315