Problem with mounting second hdd.

Neo22589 · 03-08-2003, 12:38 AM

Hey everyone...well i am trying to mount my xp hdd so i can get to the files...however when i type in the command it doesn't work...i have two seperate hdd's each with its own os...i type in this at the terminal

mount -t ext3 /dev/hda2/mnt/win

it is something like that

thx in advance

-Neo

cuckoopint · 03-08-2003, 12:56 AM

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mount -t ext3 /dev/hda2/mnt/win

didn't you say you're trying to mount your second hd?
also, you would need to use '-t vfat' to mount windows (unless its ntfs).
lastly, I think you mean to have a space between /dev/hda2 (the partition) and /mnt/win (the mount point)

maybe if you give the exact command you issue and the errors you get, someone can help you out more. also, this seems to be a fairly common question...maybe a search would help.

tincat2 · 03-08-2003, 04:24 AM

your second hd is probably /dev/hdb (see how it is detected at bootup in the messages or type dmesg from a terminal then make sure you have an existing directory "win" under your /mnt directory-then it should be
mount -t vfat /dev/hdb /mnt/win
if it's not vfat,then use ntfs,although, i think your kernel must be configured to handle ntfs-search is always a good idea

Neo22589 · 03-08-2003, 12:57 PM

ya...well here is the more updated command that i found works yet doesn't work

i think this is the correct one

mount -t vntfs /dev/hda2 /mnt/win

it is hda2 because that is what it tells me in the hardware manager in linux for my windows partition but when i type that in it says that the kernel doesn't support ntfs yet i have read somewhere that all redhat kernels do except it..but when i type in cat /proc/filesystems it doesn't list ntfs.

thx again

-Neo

cuckoopint · 03-08-2003, 01:23 PM

again, hda2 is your second partition on your first HD. If this is where you're window's resides - you have to decide on your own. Maybe if you post your /etc/fstab we can help you out more.

and if mount does not work, it may be an error in /etc/fstab, or you need to recompile your kernel to support ntfs, or both.

tincat2 · 03-08-2003, 03:06 PM

sorry,i did mean to indicate /dev/hdb*,where * is the number of the partition on which the ntfs resides-but now i'm not sure what you've got-several places i've read xp installs to the first partition of the first hd,maybe you've worked around that-you may be able to issue the command
/sbin/modprobe ntfs to load ntfs support,then try to mount the partition-it may take more than that,i'm not sure as i got away from ntfs very quickly and then windows not too long after.

Neo22589 · 03-08-2003, 03:12 PM

well guys thx for the help but i got it all figured out thx to my friend...thx for all the input =)

-Neo