loading local filesystems - failed !?!

[theguy0000]

When I boot up Debian, a bunch of text scrolls hrough the screen - normal I assume.

But, while that text is scrolling, "Mounting local filesystems" (or something like that, it went too fast) failed.

what does this mean? how do I fix it?

although, the system runs fine AFAIK...

[theguy0000]

what should I do?

[Vergil83]

check your

/etc/fstab

file and make sure everything is correct
http://man.he.net/?topic=fstab&section=all
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fstab.html

[theguy0000]

how? do i do that

[theguy0000]

How do I access this file? what is the command to read a file/read this specific file?

[Vergil83]

first, you have to be root

you can use any of these editors
http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/r...h-edit.en.html
from the site St. Joe posted in another thread

[theguy0000]

isn't there a built-in way to read a text file?

[Vergil83]

isn't there a built-in way to read a text file?

err, I don't know what you mean by "built in". Some of those programs should already be installed on your system. Just run them as root.

ie

su
vim /etc/fstab

[theguy0000]

ok I'm in.

how do I know wether the information is correct?

edit: i figured out which line represented the partition which has Debian installed, because it is the only ext3 partition i have.. I also see my two CD drives and my floppy drive.

But, I do not see an NTFS patrition there, though I am positive it exists and contains Windows XP media center edition. Is it supposed to contain this in the file? if so, how do I add it with the corect information?

[theguy0000]

does anybody know the answer to this?