Mounting Drives

blop · 09-13-2003, 06:20 PM

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda4 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0

BlandoCal · 09-13-2003, 06:24 PM

blop,
do you know the device names for the hard drives you want to mount.
by that i mean the "location" such as /dev/hdb5. If you don't go to menu(the red hat), then system tools, then hardware browser. When that pops up chose hard drives, on there you should see your hard drives, when you find that post again. and i'll see if i can help ya.

blop · 09-13-2003, 06:32 PM

ok....many thanks for this.........i think i may need to reinstall to be honest.....

/dev/hda
hda1 8m Bootit ng (BOOT LOADER)
hda2 94m Linux BOOT
hda3 9994 Linux ROOT
hda4 502 Linux SWAP
6001 Free Space <=========== Wish to mount.

/dev/hdc
4000 Free Space

/dev/hdd
6000 NTFS

BlandoCal · 09-13-2003, 06:34 PM

ok,
looks like you have 6001 amount of free space correct?.
although it looks like that space is not formatted, anyone correct me if i'm wrong. Although I'm not sure how to format in Linux, so I'll search around real quick and see what i can find...unless someone tells how before i find it......

blop · 09-13-2003, 06:36 PM

well the boot loader allows for than 4 primary partitions..im not sure if linux is likeing what i have done....

I have formated it with the boot loader/manager Bootit ng

BlandoCal · 09-13-2003, 06:40 PM

the way i set everything up is that I have windowsXP on my computer also and I have partition magic on XP, I just set up my vfat partions using that and set up my linux partions using the program that comes on the Linux CD that pops up when you're installing......so I'm not entirely sure how to go about this....

blop · 09-13-2003, 06:46 PM

can linux have more than 4 primaries?

BlandoCal · 09-13-2003, 06:48 PM

If i remember correctly you can't, not sure if its 4 but that sounds right, but you can have many logical partitions (extended)

blop · 09-13-2003, 06:50 PM

yes, does that mean i have to subtitue 1 primary for an extended volume and then i can have logical drives.......

BlandoCal · 09-13-2003, 07:08 PM

I think the way to go about it would have been when you first installed to have partioned your entire drive (including the free space) as ext3 then set up mount points (root,etc.) from there. I've only been using Linux since the begining of the summer so I'm still a noob, but that's how i set mine up.

Here's how my hard drives are set up. hda is the hard drive w/ windows and redhat on it, then hdb is all just storage (vfat so that it works w/ windows and linux).

blop · 09-13-2003, 07:13 PM

as the swap is my last partion if i deleted that.....resized the / partition and then rebuilt a swap would that work?

BlandoCal · 09-13-2003, 07:16 PM

truthfully i have no clue, i bet if you wait a few hours someone else will reply who knows more....sorry I can't be more of a help....

blop · 09-13-2003, 07:16 PM

thank you though for your help.....

BlandoCal · 09-13-2003, 07:18 PM

your welcome, you probably shouldn't have to wait long for someone else to post, good luck

blop · 09-13-2003, 07:33 PM

ok i have made some progress, i have slide the swap to the end of the drive and resised the / partition.

But i need to resixe the file system now.....do u know how i do that?