Disk /dev/hda: 6495 MB, 6495068160 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 789 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
(Hmmm--isn't there an easier way to copy text from a terminal instead of retyping it??)
I tried adding sdb thinking perhaps sda was already spoken for and my jump drive would be recognized as sdb if i added it to fstab. I'm no expert on either command line or inner Linux workings BUT carefully trying things has been successful in the past. Not a fast way to learn but it sometimes works!
Oh, yeah -- the ONLY thing i plugged in was the jump drive. There's only one usb port. Also, it's an HD install on a dual-boot. This thing wouldn't run anything but Win98 (it was choking on 2000 when i got it) -- not even light Puppies or Feather -- but of course now it flies on the DSL side.
Thought: what about copying the /etc/fstab file from the CD?
Thanks for your help!
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Here is my /etc/fstab file - with nothing plugged in:
Please do it WITH your drive plugged in. Hotplug won't assign mount points until it's plugged in. Copying fstab from CD is futile because hotplug is going to overwrite it as soon as you insert a device.Hmm - i wondered about that...
Anyway, here it is, plugged in: ] /dev/hda2 / ext2 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/auto/floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0 /dev/cdrom /mnt/auto/cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0 # Added by KNOPPIX /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 auto noauto,users,exec 0 0 # Added by KNOPPIX /dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2 auto noauto,users,exec 0 0 # Added by KNOPPIX /dev/sda3 /mnt/sda3 auto noauto,users,exec 0 0 # Added by KNOPPIX /dev/sda4 /mnt/sda4 auto noauto,users,exec 0 0 # Added by KNOPPIX /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000,uid=1001,gid=50 0 0 # Added by KNOPPIX /dev/hda3 none swap defaults 0 0
I right-click on a desktop icon and mount sda1, sda2, etc....then go to /mnt and click on sda, sda1, sda2, etc -- nothing inside any of them.. Interestingly, sdb1 is listed in /mnt. Maybe i am all wrong. I'm used to opening a removable device in either /mnt or (if present) /media.Go to /mnt and mount them there. Leave sda alone. Your mount points are /mnt/sda1, /mnt/sda2, etc.Doesn't work - that's what i meant the whole problem is...Next Page...
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