Hi there,
I've been learning linux (set up a machine just for this) my machine contains 2HDs
both 40gb on the fist disk I have a 50/50 split dual boot ubuntu/xp which is working fine.
On my second disk I am trying to install backtrack 3 final and here's where the probs started I posted the thread below on the support forum , the thread should outline the prob though:
Quote:
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to install BT3 and I'm having some probs. I should say 1st off I know my way around Linux but there are some areas where I'm not up to speed yet. I am trying to install BT3 on a second Hard Drive on a spare machine.
I've been looking at a tutorial on this forum which on the face of it looks quite good. I set up the HD partitions using fdisk the p command now returns:
Code:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 1217 9775521 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 1218 1591 3004155 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdb3 1592 4753 25398765 83 Linux
To the best of my semi-noob knowledge this should work, feel free to tell me if not.
My next step was:
Code:
mkdir /mnt/backtrack
Appeared to work ok but next came the prob:
Code:
mount /dev/hdb3 /mnt/backtrack/
returns:
Code:
mount: No such file or directory
I have CD'd and got to the point where I can view the /mnt/backtrack/ directory using ls so i don't understand the problem.
Can anyone give advice?
Many Thx
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This is being done from the BT OS running as a live cd I also cannot access the 2nd HD (hdb) from ubuntu for eg:
Code:
root> fdisk /dev/hdb
returns:
Code:
Unable to open /dev/hdb
so no linux OS seems to get access to it.In XP the disk manager can see the partitions exist although obviously does not recognize the format. The etc/fstab file doesn't list them at all in UBUNTU. I was thinking this is a permissions issue, but even root doesn't get access. The only other thing I can add is that the HD does show up on ubuntu's desktop with the name "new volume". This is probably a noob post with an obvious answer but I feel like I've been banging my head against a wall since yesterday. Any advice would be brilliant (got no feed back from the support forum).
Many thx
---update---
Ubuntu is aware of the partitions as:
returns:
Code:
Disk /dev/sda: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb04cb04c
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2504 20113348+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 2505 4998 20033055 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 2505 4888 19149448+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 4889 4998 883543+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x4d774d76
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 1217 9775521 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 1218 1591 3004155 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3 1592 4753 25398765 83 Linux