I had to reinstall Linux. I have 2 hds and wanted to keep #2 intact.
I reformatted #1 and installed RedHat 9.0 and now I can't seem to
mount #2. It shows when I type in dmesg or in fdisk but when I try
to mount it , Linux tells me it cant find it.
Any suggestions? Please.

A little more info please. How are you trying to mount it. What is the exact command you are using. Please also post what fdisk shows.

# mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/somewhere
assuming that it's on the first IDE channel of the first controller. What's the output of this?

I'll have to give ya more info later. I'm runnin 2 boxes through a KVM
and it is not problem free. But thanx for the reply. I hope to be back soon.

hda2 means a partition within the first hard drive. Try hdb instead.

ok hers is fdisk info

[root@localhost root]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 13.0 GB, 13020069888 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1582 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 1484 11815807+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 1485 1582 787185 82 Linux swap

Disk /dev/hdb: 2557 MB, 2557771776 bytes
128 heads, 63 sectors/track, 619 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 8064 * 512 = 4128768 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 619 2495776+ 83 Linux


I'm trying to mount hdb

Do you remember what filesystem that you formatted hdb1?

mount -t <fstype> /dev/hdb1 /mnt/<disk2>

Change <fstype> to actual filesystem type. If you do not know then use auto
Be sure to create a directory /mnt/<disk2> Change <disk2> to whatever you want to call the mount point.

I'm really just beginning so please bear with me.
I'm sure its ext3 file system, when I try and run the line you suggested I get an error:
syntax error near unexpected token 'newline'

Post what you actually typed on the command line

[root@localhost root]# mount -t <ext3> /dev/hdb1 /mnt/<hdb1>
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'

Sorry, it should be:

mount -t ext3 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/hdb1

I didn't expect my posts to be taken so literally

Ok, now i feel like an lame. I guess that what using Microsoft for so long
will do to you. Anyway, I've got it mounted, now how do I get it to
auto mount on boot?

you need to add a line to /etc/fstab for this drive, you can look to the existing lines for the format needed for this file.

EDIT: you can take a look at this thread which gives more information about fstab and some links. also read the information in the fstab manual page.

hope this helps.

I added a line to the fstab and it seems to be working now.
Thanx to all for the help.