Unknown mounted media Suse 10.1

usaf_sp · 06-19-2006, 08:16 PM

I was wondering if anyone knows why Suse 10.1 shows a 1.0 K mounted device under the My Computer sysinfo:/ in KDE 3.5? It also shows the swap partition as well.

The following is my fstab:

/dev/hdb2 / reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/hdb3 /home reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/hda1 /windows/C ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=utf8 0 0
/dev/hda5 /windows/D ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=utf8 0 0
/dev/hdb1 swap swap defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0

When I right click properties, it claims to be hda2. I don't have an hda2. It only appeared after I ran winecfg and autodetected the drives. Also when I click on it I get the following error: Method "Mount" with signature "ssas" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume" doesn't exist"

bernied · 06-21-2006, 05:02 AM

Your /dev/hda5 is a logical partition. It will be inside an extended partition, which will probably be the second physical(?) partition on the disk. It is probably being called /dev/hda2

So /dev/hda2 won't be mountable, because there is nothing there except the information that defines the logical partition(s) inside it.

Code:

fdisk -l /dev/hda

would give the same information.

Physical (not sure my terminology is correct here) partitions are numbered 1 to 4, and only four are allowed, any logical partitions (inside extended partitions) are labelled 5 onwards, even if they are inside an extended partition which is the first one on the disk.

binary_y2k2 · 06-21-2006, 05:30 AM

Terminology:
partitions 1-4 are primary partitions, logical partitions are partitions "inside" extended ones starting with partition number 5.

usaf_sp · 06-22-2006, 01:34 AM

Sorry I should have specified the following information first:

I have two physical drives both internal connected via the same IDE channel.

First Drive Cable Select: Maxtor 300GB (Windows NTFS- C:, Windows NTFS- D: )

Second Drive Cable Select: Samsung 80GB (Linux Swap, ReiserFS- /, ReiserFS- /Home)

Those should be the only mounted partitions on the computer. I really don't need the swap shown in KDE either, but should only be mounted for use by the Linux System.

I wonder if this is a bug that had not been worked out.

usaf_sp · 06-22-2006, 11:32 AM

For further info:

fdisk -l shows the following:

Disk /dev/hda: 300.0 GB, 300090728448 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38764 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 10334 78125008+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 10335 38764 214930800 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 10335 38764 214930768+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 262 2104483+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb2 263 2873 20972857+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb3 2874 9733 55102950 83 Linux

bernied · 06-22-2006, 04:37 PM

So re-read my first post. hda2 is the extended partition that holds hda5.
Look at the start and the end locations and the size. hda5 is just a teeny bit smaller.
This is not a bug.

And be careful about messing with that swap partition as well - you may need it (depending on how much actual memory you have).

Are you sure that sysinfo is saying that these devices are mounted, or just that they exist?

usaf_sp · 06-22-2006, 05:31 PM

I can say for sure that they show up (exist) in sysinfo, but can not say 100% that they are mounted. Is there some way that I can find out for you?

I appreciate your help.

bernied · 06-23-2006, 12:38 PM

In a terminal, type the command

Code:

mount

Mine looks like:

Code:

$ mount
/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid)
/dev/hda1 on /boot type ext2 (ro)
/dev/hda6 on /mnt/hda6 type ext2 (rw)
/dev/hdb5 on /mnt/hdb5 type ext3 (rw)
/dev/hdb7 on /mnt/hdb7 type ext3 (rw)

usaf_sp · 06-23-2006, 12:50 PM

Here is the info:

/dev/hdb2 on / type reiserfs (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/hdb3 on /home type reiserfs (rw,acl,user_xattr)
/dev/hda1 on /windows/C type ntfs (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,nls=utf8)
/dev/hda5 on /windows/D type ntfs (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,nls=utf8)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)

bernied · 06-23-2006, 01:28 PM

I think you're fine.
You could relax a little.