Slave Drive
Anybody have any pointers about how to setup a slave drive???? I just
want to use it separately from the Filesystem as storage for my files. I put it in the computer and formatted it with QTParted. For some reason, though, it's not listed in Computer, and I have no idea how to mount it up otherwise and use it. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Wayne Smith wrote:
> Anybody have any pointers about how to setup a slave drive???? I just > want to use it separately from the Filesystem as storage for my files. > > I put it in the computer and formatted it with QTParted. For some > reason, though, it's not listed in Computer, and I have no idea how to > mount it up otherwise and use it. Maybe it is already mounted automatically under the /media directory? Other than that, iI you want it mounted permanently at a specific location, make an entry in your fstab. Use the command gksu /etc/fstab in a terminal to modify the file. If you only want to mount it occasionally, use the mount command. Type man -a fstab mount in a terminal to find out the syntax of the fstab file and the mount command. Nils -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Nils Kassube wrote:
> Wayne Smith wrote: > >> Anybody have any pointers about how to setup a slave drive???? I just >> want to use it separately from the Filesystem as storage for my files. >> >> I put it in the computer and formatted it with QTParted. For some >> reason, though, it's not listed in Computer, and I have no idea how to >> mount it up otherwise and use it. >> > > Maybe it is already mounted automatically under the /media directory? > Other than that, iI you want it mounted permanently at a specific > location, make an entry in your fstab. Use the command > > gksu /etc/fstab > > in a terminal to modify the file. If you only want to mount it > occasionally, use the mount command. Type > > man -a fstab mount > > in a terminal to find out the syntax of the fstab file and the mount > command. > > > Nils > > My system doesn't work like yours Nils. Gksu didn't provide me with anything. So if that is the case I suggest just looking at fstab with $ cat /etc/fstab which will display it. If the Slave Drive is shown there then you can see where it is mounted. If not then do this. Knowing the partition and hard drive of the Slave Drive use $ sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/abc /mnt This should work and replace my abc with the actual location of your Slave Drive. You can do this each time you want it or you can make /etc/fstab load it. Karl -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7 -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Karl Larsen wrote:
> Nils Kassube wrote: > > gksu /etc/fstab > > My system doesn't work like yours Nils. Gksu didn't provide me with > anything. Oops - that should have been this: gksu gedit /etc/fstab I think your system works like mine. However, I have to write the correct command. Nils -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Quoting Karl Larsen <k5di@zianet.com>:
> Nils Kassube wrote: >> Maybe it is already mounted automatically under the /media directory? >> Other than that, iI you want it mounted permanently at a specific >> location, make an entry in your fstab. Use the command >> >> gksu /etc/fstab >> >> in a terminal to modify the file. > My system doesn't work like yours Nils. Gksu didn't provide me with > anything. Nonsense, Nils has only forgotten to tell gksu which command to use. I suppose he meant something like 'gksu gedit /etc/fstab'. I would have used 'sudo vi /etc/fstab', but I think I am much older than Nils. Gerald ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Nils Kassube wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote: > >> Nils Kassube wrote: >> >>> gksu /etc/fstab >>> >> My system doesn't work like yours Nils. Gksu didn't provide me with >> anything. >> > > Oops - that should have been this: > > gksu gedit /etc/fstab > > I think your system works like mine. However, I have to write the correct > command. > Yes that helps :-) But I think $ cat /etc/fstab is quicker because it does not require being root. But you can't change anything of course. Karl > > Nils > > -- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 http://counter.li.org. PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 53A7 -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Gerald Dachs wrote:
> I would have used 'sudo vi /etc/fstab', but I think I am much older > than Nils. Maybe, maybe not :) Usually I don't suggest command line editors, because they are not easy to use for those who are new to Linux. Nils -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Karl Larsen wrote:
> But I think $ cat /etc/fstab is quicker because it does not require > being root. But you can't change anything of course. Well, the purpose of editing /etc/fstab was to add an entry for the extra drive. Just knowing what is in that file doesn't help mounting the drive. Nils -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Am Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:41:06 +0100
schrieb Nils Kassube <kassube@gmx.net>: > Gerald Dachs wrote: > > I would have used 'sudo vi /etc/fstab', but I think I am much older > > than Nils. > > Maybe, maybe not :) > > Usually I don't suggest command line editors, because they are not > easy to use for those who are new to Linux. Yes, I know why you don't suggest them, but I am a little bit like Sid Dabster. Gerald -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Nils Kassube wrote:
> Wayne Smith wrote: > >> Anybody have any pointers about how to setup a slave drive???? I just >> want to use it separately from the Filesystem as storage for my files. >> >> I put it in the computer and formatted it with QTParted. For some >> reason, though, it's not listed in Computer, and I have no idea how to >> mount it up otherwise and use it. >> > > Maybe it is already mounted automatically under the /media directory? > Other than that, iI you want it mounted permanently at a specific > location, make an entry in your fstab. Use the command > > gksu /etc/fstab > > in a terminal to modify the file. If you only want to mount it > occasionally, use the mount command. Type > > man -a fstab mount > > in a terminal to find out the syntax of the fstab file and the mount > command. > > > Nils > > What do I enter into fstab to mount the slave drive????? -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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