mount SATA ntfs in DSL

Forum: DSL Tips and Tricks
Topic: mount SATA ntfs in DSL
started by: maxp_owers

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Posted by maxp_owers on April 04 2006,20:42

Hello, linux newbie, even more so with DSL (day 2)...  

I'm running off  a 128 usb stick, and i want to access the various files on my SATA H/D.  I'd like to be able to see both of it's partitions.  Windows is on the first 15GB partition, and misc files on the other.

i know it's something like:

mount  /dev/scd0 /mnt/scd0   (but i could use some clarification on that...)

but it says i'm not allowed to do it...  when i type su it asks for a p/w  Anyone know what the default super user password is ??

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Posted by safesys on April 04 2006,20:57

there isn't a default root password - you can use:

sudo command - to run a command as root

sudo su - makes you root

If you're using x then you can use emelfm to mount the devices.

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Posted by anaconda on April 04 2006,20:58

First of all only version 2.1 (or was it 2.1b) of DSL understands SATA HD:s. So if you have any other version of DSL you can't mount the sata drive....

But if you DO have the right version of DSL then mounting first partition of your sata hd goes like this:

Code Sample

mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sdb1

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sata hd is in /dev/sdX like your USB-stick. So if your USB stick is sda, sata is the next free ie. sdb... And first partition is sdb1 and 2nd partition sdb2 etc..

And don't use su! you can get root rights by:

Code Sample

sudo su

not by just "su"

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