how to mount hard disk at start up !!

[rakeshakurathi]

every time i start my system i have to mount mount my hard disk again

can any one give solution this problem

even the desktop wall paper will not show untill i mount the partitions where it is can any one help me plsss

[Bemk]

You can try editing your fstab.

[devils casper]

every time i start my system i have to mount mount my hard disk again

can any one give solution this problem

even the desktop wall paper will not show untill i mount the partitions where it is can any one help me plsss

You have to edit /etc/fstab file as suggested by Bemk.

Press Alt+F2 and type this

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

It will open /etc/fstab file in Gedit with root privileges.

Let say, /dev/sda1 is NTFS partition and its mount point ( folder ) is /media/sda1.
Add this code in /etc/fstab file :

/dev/sda1   /media/sda1    ntfs-3g   defaults,umask=0  0  0

[Bemk]

I'm sorry that I was so brief, but I was at school and while I waited for my next class (then only a few minutes away) I answered this thread. I'm sorry, but devils casper is right about what you should do.

[rakeshakurathi]

You have to edit /etc/fstab file as suggested by Bemk.

Press Alt+F2 and type this

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

It will open /etc/fstab file in Gedit with root privileges.

Let say, /dev/sda1 is NTFS partition and its mount point ( folder ) is /media/sda1.
Add this code in /etc/fstab file :

/dev/sda1   /media/sda1    ntfs-3g   defaults,umask=0  0  0

after executing the command
gksu gedit /etc/fstab
output:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config --
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sda7 :
UUID=ac50bae8-4f55-45f5-b7e9-ef5bf033a6e7 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# Entry for /dev/sda9 :
UUID=5a444f1e-d0ec-4231-93a5-841c42346b9b /boot ext3 relatime 0 2
# Entry for /dev/sda8 :
UUID=8f8198e9-e9e0-494d-b509-b108786de87b none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
what to do next ? i m linux newbie

[rakeshakurathi]

I'm sorry that I was so brief, but I was at school and while I waited for my next class (then only a few minutes away) I answered this thread. I'm sorry, but devils casper is right about what you should do.

hey no probs atleast u have tried to post something which is helpful
n thanx a lot

[devils casper]

Post the output of this

sudo fdisk -l

Its small L in fdisk -l.

[rakeshakurathi]

Post the output of this

sudo fdisk -l

Its small L in fdisk -l.

this is the output
rinku@rakesh-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for rinku:

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc4ffc4ff

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 846 6795463+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda2 847 9729 71352697+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 847 3744 23278153+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 3745 6642 23278153+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 6643 7662 8193118+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 7663 7917 2048256 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda9 7918 7981 514048+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 7982 9729 14040778+ b W95 FAT32

[jmadero]

You might also have to change the permissions of the folder you are mounting to. If you follow DC's advice and mount to /dev/sda# then you'd want to do the following command in terminal:

sudo chmod 777 /dev/sda#

I've had headaches before when my fstab is right but folder permissions limit the use of the partition

[devils casper]

Execute this

cd /media
sudo mkdir sda5 sda6 sda10

Open /etc/fstab file as I suggested in post #3 of this thread.
Add these lines at the end of file :

/dev/sda5    /media/sda5    ntfs-3g    defaults,umask=0  0  0
/dev/sda6    /media/sda6    ntfs-3g    defaults,umask=0  0  0
/dev/sda10    /media/sda10    vfat    defaults,umask=0  0  0

Save file and reboot machine. Check /media/sda5, 6 and 10 folders. You will have full access in these.