How do I edit fstab so I can access my HDD?

[pfeigl]

Here is my fstab:

/dev/sda1 / ext3 noauto, user 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
~

I edited it to look like the CDROM entry and the CDROM works. The HDD doesn't.

[wowbag1]

This should give some ideas: this is my fstab.......

LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 0

[Freston]

On a Vector machine (uncustomized):


cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# The following is an example. Please see fstab(5) for further details.
# Please refer to mount(1) for a complete description of mount options.
#
# Format:
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
#
# dump(8) uses the <dump> field to determine which file systems need
# to be dumped. fsck(8) uses the <pass> column to determine which file
# systems need to be checked--the root file system should have a 1 in
# this field, other file systems a 2, and any file systems that should
# not be checked (such as MS-initrd/mnt or NFS file systems) a 0.

# The Linux partitions
/dev/sda1 / reiserfs noatime 0 1
/dev/sda3 /home reiserfs noatime 0 2

# Shared Windows/Linux partition
#/dev/hda1 /mnt/dos msdos umask=0 0 0
#/dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat fmask=111,dmask=0,quiet,shortname=mixed,user 0 0
#/dev/hda1 /mnt/win ntfs umask=0 0 0

# Floppy disks
# The 'noauto' option indicates that the file system should not be mounted
# with 'mount -a' 'user' indicates that normal users are allowed to mount
# the file system.
#/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto defaults,noauto,user 0 0
#/dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy auto defaults,noauto,user 0 0

# If you have a ls-120 floppy drive, it could be on /dev/hda b c d etc.
#/dev/hdd /mnt/ls120 auto defaults,noauto,user 0 0

# CDROM, CDWRITER, DVD
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user 0 0
#/dev/cdwriter /mnt/cdwriter iso9660 defaults,noauto,rw,user 0 0
#/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto defaults,noauto,ro,user 0 0

# NFS file systems:
#linux01.gwdg.de:/suse/6.3/i386.de /mnt/nfs nfs defaults 0 0

# proc file system:
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

# Unix98 devpts filesystem:
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=666 0 0

# Shared memory filesystem:
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0

# Basic USB filesystem
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw,devmode=0666 0 0

# example of a VFAT USB pendrive
#/dev/sda1 /mnt/pendrive vfat fmask=111,dmask=0,noauto,user,quiet,shortname=mixe d 0 0


# Swap partitions
# The 'sw' option means auto activating with 'swapon -a'.

[pfeigl]

I think the second line may be the problem. I'm also going to check fstab on my Debian box because it works. I can see the filesystem in the GUI.

Peter

[darkrose0510]

try this:

/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0