[BTex]

I added a second hard drive to my redhat box. it sees it in the hardware browser but how do i copy files to it I figure i have to mount it somhow but i cant figure it out


Just a Rookie

[codejockey]

Assuming that you have created one or more Linux filesystems on your second drive, you can mount one or more of them with a command such as:

mount -t ext2 /dev/hdb1 /mnt (assumes that /dev/hdb1 has an ext2 filesystem and that /mnt already exists).

If you are attempting to mount a Windoze filesystem, you would use:

mount -t vfat /dev/hdb1 /mnt (assumes that /dev/hdb1 has a vfat filesystem and that /mnt exists).

You can repeat this operation for as many filesystems as you'd like to mount. Note that you will likely need to be root in order to execute the mount command(s). For additional information, you might review the mount and fstab man pages; they contain lots of good info.

Hope this helps.

[lynch]

Copy and paste your /etc/fstab file here so we can look at it.That will tell us a lot about what may need to be done if codejockey's suggestions dont work.
lynch

[BTex]

I did the mount like codejoskey posetd and now i still dont know whats next?
Here is the info that Lynch requested



LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0

the second drive is /dev/hdd

[lynch]

Ok.You need to set the drive up:
(you should be root)
1.You need to make a mount point directory first.:
mkdir /mnt/hdd
2.You need to add this line to /etc/fstab:
/dev/hdd /mnt/hdd auto noauto,user,kudzu 0 0
*(I used the "user" option instead of "owner" so a regular user can mount the drive)
3.You can use the CLI method to mount this drive,as explained by codejockey or you can create a desktop link:
Right-click an empty part of the desktop and choose Create New>hard disc. Select the Device tab and choose the hard drive from the drop-down menu.On the first tab you can name the icon whatever you like.When you want to mount this drive just click the link.To unmount it,r-click and choose unmount from the menu.
That should do it.
lynch

[codejockey]

OK, this is a new one on me ...

Why the symbolic link between /dev/hdd and /mnt/hdd? /dev/hdd is a device special file; /mnt/hdd is a directory. At first blush, I don't unserstand why this is needed (or even that it should be done -- I've never done this, BTW).

Lynch is absolutely correct in his suggestion to add your routine mounts to /etc/fstab, however. It makes things a lot easier.

As far as copying goes, what sort did you have in mind? You can copy individual files with the cp command, or entire directory trees with cp -R or find and cpio.

Any info appreciated.

[lynch]

Codejockey! Saved me again.
This is a hard drive:I make symlinks usually when adding cd burners because scsi emulation requires the cleaning up of old /dev/ links to make everything work.
Your absolutely right.The fstab entry is sufficient to point out the mount point.
I'll edit that reply so someone else doesnt try it.
lynch

[BTex]

Thanks for your patience and help I am still struggling to learn . Thanks again

[BTex]

I can get the hard drive to mounted and copy files to it but when i shut down my machine i have to re add the hard drive and remount it?

any thoughts what am I doing wrong?

[codejockey]

I suspect it's just a matter of tweaking your fstab entry (see lynch's instructions to create one). I gave Lynch's suggested entry a quick look, and would suggest you remove the "noauto" option (leave the "auto" option) and see if that improves things. Also, if you post your /etc/fstab file, we can get a look at it and probably sort out what's wrong.

You're nearly there! -- the fact that you can consistently mount, read and write to your second drive is excellent news -- hang in there!

[BTex]

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom udf,iso9660 noauto,owner,kudzu,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win auto user,kudzu 0 0

[codejockey]

It looks like your fstab entry is missing the field that specifies the filesystem type (third field). So, for example, your entry of:

/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win auto user,kudzu 0 0

should be:

/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win vfat auto,user,kudzu 0 0

(if /dev/hdb1 is a Windoze partition -- NOT NTFS)

or:

/dev/hdb1 /mnt/win ext2 auto,user,kudzu 0 0

if /dev/hdb1 is an ext2 filesystem.

Try the command: man fstab for more information about the format and significance of the fields in this file.

Hope this helps.

[lynch]

Mine looks like this(SuSE 8.1):

/dev/hda2            /                    reiserfs   defaults              1 1
/dev/hda1            swap                 swap       pri=42                0 0
devpts               /dev/pts             devpts     mode=0620,gid=5       0 0
proc                 /proc                proc       defaults              0 0
usbdevfs             /proc/bus/usb        usbdevfs   noauto                0 0
/dev/cdrom           /media/cdrom         auto       ro,noauto,user,exec   0 0
/dev/cdrecorder      /media/cdrecorder    auto       ro,noauto,user        0 0
/dev/hdd             /media/ls            auto       noauto,user           0 0
/dev/fd0             /media/floppy        auto       noauto,user,sync      0 0

I mount the last 4 devices via a desktop icon.
lynch

[BTex]

Thanks again guys
I new that you had to put the file system in there somwhere but didnt have a clue where
Thanks again
Randy