How to use a slave HD to back up files Linux/Win?
I have 3HDs, i was just using 2 of them, one with mandriva 2005 le, and the other one with win xp. Both master, so i switch cables everytime i want to swap versions. So I decded to use the other HD as a back up disk, so i can save files to that hd and use them both in linux and windows. I first formatted the disk in windows, using fdisk creating a primary DOS partition, linux recognized it but was unable to read or write. (it only shows in hardDrake) hdb. Then i formatted it in linux, and it doesn't show in windows.
Is there any way i can get it to work w/ both? |
You should format the spare disk with fat32.
After formating the disk, you have to change the entires in /etc/fstab. spare disk is third hdd. master at secondary ide: hdc(a), slave at same channel: hdd(b) entry in /etc/fstab: (a) /windows /dev/hdc vfat auto,rw,defaults 0 0 (b) /windows /dev/hdd vfat auto,rw,defaults 0 0 at last create a folder in the base directory named windows. |
i cant get it to work
I tryed
/windows /dev/hdc vfat auto,rw,defaults 0 0 and /windows /dev/hdd vfat auto,rw,defaults 0 0 and neither worked, so as hardrake says it's hdb, i changed it to hdb. When i try to mount the drive it says it must be mounted by root, so i change to the root account and try to mount it , it dows nothing. If anybody can help me.... here's a copy of my fstab /* # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom iso9660 user,iocharset=iso8859-1,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--,umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hdd /mnt/cdrom2 auto umask=0,user,iocharset=iso8859-1,sync,codepage=850,noauto,ro,exec,users 0 0 /dev/hdb /windows vfat auto,rw,defaults 0 0 /dev/sda1 /mnt/removable vfat pamconsole,exec,noauto,noatime,sync,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-1,managed 0 0 */ This is what hardrake says about my spare disk, /* Identification Vendor: Samsung Model: SV0511D Media class: hd Bus identification Device ID: 1 Connection Bus: ide Channel: primary Device Old device file: /dev/hdb New devfs device: /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/disc Partitions Primary partitions: 1 (hdb1) Misc Geometry: 659/240/63 (CHS) Disk controller: 0 */ hope that's enough info.. thanks for replying |
i did it! ;) yay
thanks Keruskerfürst, i try it back again and it worked! ;)
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