Drives will not mount

Fixit7 · 06-28-2016, 11:58 AM

No drives will mount ??

fstab has all the drives listed by blkid.

michaelk · 06-28-2016, 12:39 PM

Post your fstab.

Fixit7 · 06-28-2016, 01:12 PM

fstab

Quote:

none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts gid=2,mode=620 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,rw 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,size=1G 0 0
# sdb1
UUID="3cd28a59-bdbe-4a00-b372-d750b88f5a9e" /dev/sdb1 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# sdb2
UUID="0d5ae5d9-c681-4e32-a5fc-920defb96b0e" /dev/sdb2 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# sdb6
UUID="b588fd17-e908-4386-b958-2a10b9dd3772" /dev/sdb6 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# SDB5
UUID="700dfcc5-f757-4904-b7ae-5d9e70b9a2b6" /dev/sdb5 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# SDC5
UUID="5afe2231-7d27-42b9-9b7f-671470253bd0" /dev/sdc5 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# SDC6
UUID="14b52b9a-a4e9-441a-9ee1-a527bca8ba5b" /dev/sdc6 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0

michaelk · 06-28-2016, 01:22 PM

Do not use quotes and you need to specify the mount point not the device. The UUID replaces the device ID. I assume you know the desired mount points?

Example:

Code:

#<file system>                             <mount point>   <type>  <options>        < dump>  <pass>
# sdb1
UUID=3cd28a59-bdbe-4a00-b372-d750b88f5a9e      /           ext3    defaults,noatime   0       0

Fixit7 · 06-28-2016, 01:49 PM

Made the changes.

Drives still do not mount. ??

Quote:

none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
none /dev/pts devpts gid=2,mode=620 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,rw 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,size=1G 0 0
# sdb1
UUID=3cd28a59-bdbe-4a00-b372-d750b88f5a9e /mnt/sdb1 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# sdb2
UUID=0d5ae5d9-c681-4e32-a5fc-920defb96b0e /mnt/sdb2 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# sdb6
UUID=b588fd17-e908-4386-b958-2a10b9dd3772 /mnt/sdb6 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# SDB5
UUID=700dfcc5-f757-4904-b7ae-5d9e70b9a2b6 /mnt/sdb5 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# SDC5
UUID=5afe2231-7d27-42b9-9b7f-671470253bd0 /mnt/sdc5 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
# SDC6
UUID=14b52b9a-a4e9-441a-9ee1-a527bca8ba5b /mnt/sdc6 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
#SDA2
UUID=f45ae85b-088b-4600-8ddd-cf78f2fd62f5 /mnt/sda2 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0
#SDA3
UUID=32f01fb3-4ee9-4368-b67e-22dc4d977d70 /mnt/sda2 ext3 defaults,noatime 0 0

michaelk · 06-28-2016, 02:33 PM

Do the mount points exist?

Fixit7 · 06-28-2016, 02:47 PM

I am confused.

How do I know if a mount points exists ?

Is it the same as the label ?

michaelk · 06-28-2016, 02:51 PM

Does the /mnt/sdb1 directory exist etc?

Fixit7 · 06-28-2016, 03:02 PM

When I click on that, mount opens up. ????

I can't even open flash drives that I plug in.

I am downloading a 64 bit version of Slacko on another laptop.

But then, even if I burned to a CD, it would do me no good on the desktop computer.

My desktop has no CD/DVD but one is on order.

Bad thing about Slacko is that it will not let you place an o.s. on a flashdrive. (Unlike Windows)

Things will eventually get better. :-)

michaelk · 06-28-2016, 03:10 PM

Click on what?
Is sdb internal or external?

Fixit7 · 06-28-2016, 03:15 PM

Click on drive icon at bottom of screen.

Internal drive.

yancek · 06-28-2016, 05:31 PM

Quote:

How do I know if a mount points exists ?

You would need to create them so that if, in your particular case, you navigated to the /mnt directory you would see all the entries, sdb1, sdb2, etc.. If they don't exist, obviously they won't mount. Many current Linux systems use the /media directory to access external drives. If you plug in a flash drive and check the /media directory you might see a new directory there with either a Label name or UUID. Have you checked there?

Quote:

Bad thing about Slacko is that it will not let you place an o.s. on a flash drive. (Unlike Windows)

What exactly have you tried? Any Linux should be able to put an OS on a flash drive if you mean a Live CD. Use the dd command.

michaelk · 06-28-2016, 05:33 PM

A mount point is nothing more then a directory. It you look under /mnt and do not see sdb1 then that could be one reason it isn't mounting.

Fixit7 · 06-28-2016, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yancek

You would need to create them so that if, in your particular case, you navigated to the /mnt directory you would see all the entries, sdb1, sdb2, etc.. If they don't exist, obviously they won't mount. Many current Linux systems use the /media directory to access external drives. If you plug in a flash drive and check the /media directory you might see a new directory there with either a Label name or UUID. Have you checked there?

What exactly have you tried? Any Linux should be able to put an OS on a flash drive if you mean a Live CD. Use the dd command.

sdb1, etc are in the mnt directory.

dd can not put an hybrid iso on a flash drive.

Seems like any program that can do a sector by sector copy would work ?

michaelk · 06-28-2016, 05:51 PM

What are the error messages if any when you try to mount sdb1
mount /mnt/sdb1