How to use console

[tmayo]

I am a total newbie. Is there an "operating manual" some where for Linux?

I do have Linux installed and running. I am trying to get access to a second hard drive. I can read it but can not write to it.

Distro is Kororaa

Please let me know what other info is needed.

Thanks

Tom

[onedumslack]

"operating manual" = google

the other info needed is what type of drive and if known what type of file system. ntfs will probably be a little tougher as you will most likely need to install ntfs-3g and the fuse utilities. if you post your /etc/fstab file and identify what type of drive someone can probably tell you what to edit. this file hold all your devices and locations on the file system where they are mounted(accessible from).

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Open Terminal/Konsole and execute this

fdisk -l

Post output here. You must have root privileges to execute fdisk command.

[tmayo]

here is /etc/fslab

# This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details
/dev/hda1 /boot ext3 defaults 0 0
/dev/hda5 / reiserfs noatime 0 0
/dev/hda6 /home reiserfs noatime 0 0
/dev/hdb1 /usr reiserfs noatime 0 0
/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/floppy/0 /mnt/floppy auto rw,user,noauto,exec,umask=000 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto users,exec,noauto,managed 0 0


/hdb1 has what I guess are system files on it. I had the install format it and the install wrote files on it. I can not write to it. I can write to /hda1

I will Google some more for a "Operation Manual"

[tmayo]

Hi and Welcome !

Open Terminal/Konsole and execute this

fdisk -l

Post output here. You must have root privileges to execute fdisk command.

Here is fdisk -l

tmayo@FileBoy ~ $ fdisk -l
bash: fdisk: command not found

how do I obtain "Root" privilages?

[devils casper]

Either login as root user or execute this

su -
fdisk -l

[tmayo]

Either login as root user or execute this

su -
fdisk -l

OK, here is fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 608 4883728+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 609 1824 9767520 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda3 1825 9729 63496912+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 1825 4256 19535008+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 4257 9729 43961841 83 Linux

Disk /dev/hdb: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 24321 195358401 83 Linux

[devils casper]

Second Harddisk has only one partition and its mounted as /usr already.

/dev/hdb1 /usr reiserfs noatime 0 0

Normal Users do not have access to create/edit/delete anything outside their /home/<user_id> folders.

[tmayo]

Second Harddisk has only one partition and its mounted as /usr already.

Normal Users do not have access to create/edit/delete anything outside their /home/<user_id> folders.

OK, I'm a normal user, I'll take that as a complement!!

I did manage to unmount hdb1 by typing "umount /dev/hdb1/ -l

Now nothing works. Have to reboot.

What should I do to gain access to hdb1? I want to write files to it from my PC and MAC.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks
Tom

[devils casper]

OK, I'm a normal user, I'll take that as a complement!!

Normal means Regular User.
You have only one partition in Second disk and you have mounted /usr in it. I wont suggest you to use it for data sharing. Either create mew /usr partition in your first disk and free up second disk Or shrink partition in second disk and create new partition for data sharing.