Want to add Hard Drive in SuSE 9.1
 

Hello Everyone,

I am very new to Linux.

Currently, i have installed Windows XP and under it we have installed VMware. And created a new PC with OS Linux SUSE 9.1. while installing the OS we have created the Hard Drive of only 5GB now, I want to add one more 5GB Hard Drive to my PC. I can create a new 5GB Hard Drive in VMware but not sure about what to do with Linux to make it usable.

Can any one tell me the steps to do the same?

Waiting for reply.. as it is urgent.

Regards

As I understand it Windows XP is the host and Suse in the guest in Vmware. Correct me if I am wrong.

When you add the new hard drive Windows should pick it up no problem upon boot. In vmware you have to configure it in such a way that allows the guest (Suse) to "see" the new hard drive. I am not really sure on the details of this set since I have never run Linux as a guest in vmware. But after you figure that out, boot Suse in the virtual machine. At the command line as root type "mount -t ext2 /dev/hdx /mnt/hdx" where x is whatever you set the hard drive up in vmware as. And you would have to replace ext2 with whatever format you used on the new hard drive. For example, if in vmware you set it up as "/dev/hdc1", you would type "mount -t ext2 /dev/hdc1 /mnt/hdc1". /mnt/hdx is the directory whare the drive will be mounted to and should be created before mounting.

If that works, tell me and I can help you set it up so it gets mounted automatically at boot.