digitalfreedom Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Ok HI the problem is this i have 3 HDD's in this computer 1 has windows one has linux the other has files and programs and thats it.i cant access the 3rd from linux mandriva.on the lilo screen its listed there as a bootable option.but from /mnt dir there is nothing there.eh so how do i get to this or add new hardware so i can see it and get things from it. i used to be able to access with mandrake 10 but not now with mandriva.thanx for any and all help my wonderfull new friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 post here your /etc/fstab file, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted November 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Ok HI the problem is this i have 3 HDD's in this computer 1 has windows one has linux the other has files and programs and thats it.i cant access the 3rd from linux mandriva.on the lilo screen its listed there as a bootable option.but from /mnt dir there is nothing there.eh so how do i get to this or add new hardware so i can see it and get things from it. i used to be able to access with mandrake 10 but not now with mandriva.thanx for any and all help my wonderfull new friends [beau@localhost etc]$ cd fstab bash: cd: fstab: Not a directory [beau@localhost etc]$ cd /fstab bash: cd: /fstab: No such file or directory [beau@localhost etc]$ cd fstab bash: cd: fstab: Not a directory [beau@localhost etc]$ i dont seem to have it really or am i looking in the wrong place? ok so i did this beau@localhost etc]$ whereis fstab fstab: /etc/fstab.rpmnew /etc/fstab still dont see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhn Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 it's a file not a directory, run cat /etc/fstab to display the content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 (edited) Or- as root: urpmi nano nano /etc/fstab (nano is a very easy to use CLI texteditor, much easier than vi or emacs). Edited November 26, 2006 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted November 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 sweet got it [beau@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdd1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdd6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,users,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdd5 swap swap defaults 0 0 [beau@localhost ~]$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 (edited) What's the screen output after a cfdisk /dev/hda ? (Run the command as normal user- not as root) By the way, it seems that your main harddisk for Linux (dev/hdd) is slave to your cdrom drive, which does not sound like a very good solution. Edited November 26, 2006 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted November 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 (edited) actually your right now that i think about it.The drive i have mandriva on was installed as a slave drive on the same IDE ribbon as a cd rom thats the primary optical device.and how you got that from fstab info i have no clue.please share with me this knowledge.any way below is the fstab info run as a normal user not as root.and also i found something pertaining to the other HDD's.It says they are block devices.i can find them o nthe system but i cant access the files housed there.and cfdisk give me an unknown command. beau@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/fstab /dev/hdd1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdd6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,users,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdd5 swap swap defaults 0 0 the info i found on the HDD's [beau@localhost dev]$ cd disk [beau@localhost disk]$ ls by-id/ by-label/ by-path/ by-uuid/ [beau@localhost disk]$ cd by-label [beau@localhost by-label]$ ls 006@ 007@ Edited November 28, 2006 by digitalfreedom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 OK so the drama continues.This is what heppend to day.I removed all HDD's.I put them back in this order..linux was set to the primary drive windows set to the slave drive and the 3rd was set to a slave drive.I booted the computer and got a kernal panic.So i tried to reinstall mandriva and at first could only login from console as root.So i added a user then logged in running the live cd.So i rebooted and tried to install and after the setup like selecting youre keyboard and country and all that it booted up and my monitor went blank.As in it went to stand by and didnt show me a desktop.So in the end i put the HDD's back in the way i had them and now its working.So Im back at aquare one with the HDD issue.And no one is replying.Kinda like my blog.LOL LOL PLEASE HELP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 you need to run cfdisk as root, so: su (enter root password when prompted) cfdisk /dev/hda that's why it didn't work for you most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted November 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 from the cfdisk i got this..its only showing my 40gig which formerly had windows.now it dont even have that...err somethinghappend Disk Drive: /dev/hda Size: 40020664320 bytes, 40.0 GB Heads: 255 Sectors per Track: 63 Cylinders: 4865 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted December 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 (edited) Ok Since icant over come my drive issues im going to reinstall XP and Mandriva.(see post unable to access 2nd hard drive) and im wondring how I should go about it.I m thinking this way is going to be the best.remove current mandriva hdd from IDE cable conected to cdrom.Make it slave to the future XP hdd.and attach 3rd drive to the cd rom.Is this good? Or any suggestions would be great because i need to access my back up drive to get to my ebooks and other neato files.Or another option might be (because i hate windows) would be to install linux with my 3rd HDD as slave the linux drive as master.So just gimme some feedback.And where would be the proper place to post a thank you note? Edited December 2, 2006 by digitalfreedom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 digitalfreedom - I've merged your new thread into this one, as it seems to be a continuation. :) If you want to thank those who've helped you on this, do it it this thread, but if you want to post something more general, do it in Forum Discussion. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted December 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 good cause i was wondering what happend to it...i was like ehhhh ok....lol ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfreedom Posted December 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Well ok this is what I did.Removed all HDDs.Set windows drive as primary.Mandriva drive as slave.Reinstalled mandriva.Its up and running.All the drives show up in /dev but i cant access the files on the back up drive.:( but the install went well. here is the fstab info beau@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/fstab /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto umask=0,users,noauto,ro,exec 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 this look better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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