Linux Cannot access /dev/hda ?

It's OK, I got it sorted. I made a few partitions using the windows disk management setup thing. AND I mounted them all in FC3. I feel so clever/geeky right at the moment! However, they aren't gonna be there when I restart are they? Do I need to update the fstab or something to kepp them mounted permanently?

This is what I've done so far:

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/windir
[root@localhost ~]# mkdir /mnt/media
[root@localhost ~]# mount -t ntfs /dev/hda5 /mnt/media
[root@localhost ~]# mkdir /mnt/fat
[root@localhost ~]# mount -t auto /dev/hda6 /mnt/fat

Thanks for all the help, you've been great (Y)

 

Yay!

Right, when you reboot, your directories will not be mounted. However, the mountpoints will still be there because you mkdir'd them.

So, next time you need to mount them you can just do

#mount /dev/something -t somefilesystem /mnt/media

for example.

You're right in that you need to alter your fstab (to automount harddrives that is) If you do

#man fstab

It should explain how it works. It's pretty simple really---just a selection of columns in this order:

<fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass>

fs is the physical location, eg /dev/hdaX
mountpoint is where you want it mounted i.e /mnt/media
type is the fs type- i.e reiserfs, ext3, vfat, etc.
opts is the options for it (i.e permissions etc---this is the hardest bit)
dump/pass should probably just be left as 0 0--- I don't really understand what they do.

Anyway, I hope that helps a bit. A quick read of the man pages and a google should explain it. Good luck!!

Sam

PS it might be an idea to make a backup of your existing fstab before you start- just in case!