OK ; chewing it out for you :
Here's what my fstab looks like:
Quote:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# The following is an example. Please see fstab(5) for further details.
# Please refer to mount(1) for a complete description of mount options.
#
# Format:
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
#
# dump(8) uses the <dump> field to determine which file systems need
# to be dumped. fsck(8) uses the <pass> column to determine which file
# systems need to be checked--the root file system should have a 1 in
# this field, other file systems a 2, and any file systems that should
# not be checked (such as MS-initrd/mnt or NFS file systems) a 0.
# This is a root linux ext2 partition:
/dev/hda8 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hdc1 /hdc1 ext3 defaults 0 2
# This is a linux ext2 partition:
#/dev/hda2 /mnt/linux ext2 defaults 0 2
# The 'noauto' option indicates that the file system should not be mounted
# with 'mount -a' 'user' indicates that normal users are allowed to mount
# the file system.
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto defaults,noauto,user 0 0
#/dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy auto defaults,noauto,user 0 0
# If you have a ls-120 floppy drive, it could be on /dev/hda b c d etc.
#/dev/hdd /mnt/ls120 auto defaults,noauto,user 0 0
# NFS file systems:
#linux01.gwdg.de:/suse/6.3/i386.de /mnt/nfs nfs defaults 0 0
# proc file system:
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Unix98 devpts filesystem:
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=666 0 0
# Shared memory filesystem:
#none /var/shm shm defaults 0 0
# Basic USB filesystem
usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults,noauto 0 0
# For dos partition use type 'msdos'.
# For win95/98 fat16 or FAT32 partition use type 'vfat'.
# The 'sw' option indicates that the swap partition is to be activated
# with 'swapon -a'.
/dev/hda6 none swap sw 0 0
# Swap file:
#/swap none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdwriter /mnt/cdwriter iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user 0 0
/dev/cdwriter /mnt/cdwriter iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user 0 0
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Where /dev/hda8 is my root-partition and /dev/hdc1 is my extra drive , I use for backups.
I bolded out the relevant part.
First part is , ofcourse , the partition you want to mount.
Second part is the mountpoint.
You have to have made a Directory with that same name before editing fstab.
Third part is the format-type(self-explanatory)
fourth part is about the options , you want it to have. Save for your root-partition , "defaults" will be sufficient
fifth part is is the value , "dump" uses. a 0 is pretty much ok.
Sixth part is the value , "pass" will need. Only the root-partition uses value "1" , your other partitions , if they are just on harddisks that is , will use "2"
I have no experience with booting from a 'net , but taking the other answers into account , I figure that requires a "0" for "pass".
