new install wont let me see fat32 and NTFS drives

damoncf · 08-08-2004, 02:58 PM

I just installed a new Debian install off the web. (used the latest net install) I have most of it up and running ok. The install its self was easy. I am having problems getting Debian to see my Windows Partitions which are Fat32 and a small NTFS. I am able to see other XP machines on the home network and can log into them and browse their shared folders just fine. I just cannot find the rest of my hardrive on this machine.

Damon

win32sux · 08-08-2004, 03:16 PM

please post the output of fdisk -l and cat /etc/fstab along with whatever command you are using to mount the windows partitions...

damoncf · 08-08-2004, 03:32 PM

Code:

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1              65        1590    12257563+  17  Hidden HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2            1591        3458    15004710    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda3   *        3459        4865    11301727+  83  Linux
/dev/hda4               1          64      514048+  82  Linux swap
/dev/hda5            1591        3458    15004678+   b  W95 FAT32

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hda3       /               ext2    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hda4       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/hdd        /media/cdrom1   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

As for what commands I am using. I do not know what to use. I am relatively new to linux and have done some with Mandrake in the past but that was all a gui interface. I want to learn command line but am not familiar with it now. Any and all help will be greatly aprecaited.

Damon

win32sux · 08-08-2004, 03:56 PM

okay, let's test someting... create a directory called "/mnt/windows" and then attempt to mount "/dev/hda5" to it:

mkdir /mnt/windows

mount -t vfat /dev/hda5 /mnt/windows

let me know if that works or if it gives you any errors...

if it doesn't give you any errors, you should be able to browse the fat32 partition by going into /mnt/windows

damoncf · 08-08-2004, 05:10 PM

Thank you. I was able to figure out what the commands you gave me did enough to mount both by fat32 drive and my NTFS drives.

Damon

damoncf · 08-19-2004, 03:51 PM

I was able to mount the drives as I stated above but I am unable to either mount them to my desktop or be able to access them in any other mode either then Super User or Root. I am also unable to unmount them even as root.

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Damon