[SOLVED] Help Please for "mount"

[nujinini]

Hello!

I have tried to google and read the manual but I can't seem to get this right. I know this is such a simple thing for many of you though.

I use to do mounting by GUI since it is easier. Just click and password. I have come to the point of wanting to learn how to mount by CLI.

So here's what i'm trying to do:

jun@jun-laptop ~ $ mount /dev/sda8 /dev/sda7
mount: only root can do that

jun@jun-laptop ~ $ sudo mount /dev/sda8 /dev/sda7
mount: mount point /dev/sda7 is not a directory

jun@jun-laptop ~ $ sudo mount -t /dev/sda8 /dev/sda7
Usage: mount -V                 : print version
       mount -h                 : print this help
       mount                    : list mounted filesystems
       AND SO ON...
jun@jun-laptop ~ $

Anyway, I was trying to mount /dev/sda8 which is my Storage Bin (B) Ext3 to the system that I am currently using. /dev/sda7 "Mint".

Thanks.

[coopstah13]

you have to mount a device to a directory, not another device

make a directory and then mount it mount /dev/sda8 <mount point>

[devils casper]

You have to create mount_point (folder) for each partition.
Let say, you want to mount /dev/sda8 partition having ext3 filesystem.
Create mount_point (You don't have to create mount_point again for this partition.)

mkdir /media/sda8

Mount partition

mount  /dev/sda8 /media/sda8

You must have root privileges to mount partition.

You can use options with mount command to control user access and other privileges.
Let say, /dev/sda2, NTFS.

mkdir /media/sda2
mount -t ntfs-3g  /dev/sda2  /media/sda2 -o defaults,umask=0

defaults,umask=0 option enable read/write access on NTFS partition for all users.

Replace ntfs-3g with vfat for FAT32 partition.

[nujinini]

you have to mount a device to a directory, not another device

make a directory and then mount it mount /dev/sda8 <mount point>

Oooohhhhh....

Now I see whats wrong.... Thanks

[nujinini]

You have to create mount_point (folder) for each partition.
Let say, you want to mount /dev/sda8 partition having ext3 filesystem.
Create mount_point (You don't have to create mount_point again for this partition.)

mkdir /media/sda8

Mount partition

mount  /dev/sda8 /media/sda8

You must have root privileges to mount partition.

You can use options with mount command to control user access and other privileges.
Let say, /dev/sda2, NTFS.

mkdir /media/sda2
mount -t ntfs-3g  /dev/sda2  /media/sda2 -o defaults,umask=0

defaults,umask=0 option enable read/write access on NTFS partition for all users.

Replace ntfs-3g with vfat for FAT32 partition.

This is rich. More than what I was asking for Thanks Casper!

Anyway, if I may ask, how come when I use GUI to mount, it mounts even if I don't have to make a directory. What's happening at the back end. I mean, when I use CLI, I still have to make a directory and at GUI it mounts without a directory.

[devils casper]

GUI tool checks Label of partition and creates folder ( mount_point ) using Lable only. In case label is not defined, it assigns partition number to the mount_point.

I have assigned Label Music for one of the NTFS partition in Windows XP. If I mount it in Linux through GUI tool, it creates Music folder. For partition which doesn't have any Label, it creates sda<partition_number> folder.

[nujinini]

Oh I see, thanks