Adding a hard disk

[Kipton Moravec]

Like this?

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hda3       /               reiserfs defaults        0       1
/dev/hda1       /boot           ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hda4       /home           reiserfs defaults        0       2
/dev/hda5       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdd        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/hdc1       /home/backup    ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 2

http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man5/fstab.5.html
It says the root should have a pass of 1 and the rest a pass of 2.


On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 17:39 -0800, User Iam wrote:
> 
> 
> On 1/17/07, Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com> wrote:
>         You know what, there is not a "how to" or tutorial on how to
>         add a hard
>         disk to an existing Ubuntu system.
>         
>         Here is what has happened so far:
>         
>         Looked at the Ubuntu Wiki did not find anything.
>         Looked at the Desktopguide.pdf
>         There it says to use Gtparted. Of course Gtparted is not on my
>         computer.
>         The Desktopguide says to get it using Add/Remove under
>         Applications.
>         Can't find it. So went to Synaptic package manager, found it
>         and 
>         installed it, and the menu item came up automagicly under
>         System ->
>         Administration. (I like it did that!)
>         
>         I set the Disklabel as an MS-DOS name. That I do not
>         understand, but I
>         guess it is safe. Then I made a partition. Of course it first
>         asks what 
>         filesystem I want. My other disk uses reiserfs, but to be safe
>         I called
>         a friend and he recommended ext3. I am easy, so I made it
>         ext3. I did
>         not see any comparison of file systems, it might be nice with
>         a
>         recommendation on what to use for what situation. 
>         
>         So I have a 372.61 GB ext3 partition on /dev/hdc. Now what do
>         I do?
>         
>         I can't see what to do next. I want to mount it
>         as /home/backup
>         
>         Do I have to format it first? How?
> 
> mkfs.ext3   /dev/hdcn    Where n is the partition #  such as /dev/hdc1
> 
>  
> 
>         What is the exact mount command to mount it?
> 
> Add to /etc/fstab
> 
> <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> /dev/sda1       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0
> 1
> /dev/hdc1     /home/backup  ext2   defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
> 
> go to /home
> 
> #mkdir backup
> 
> 
> 
> That should do it....... 
> 
> If not someone will chine in
> 
> User Iam
> 
> 
>  
> 
>         Where or in what file do I put the mount command so it will 
>         automatically mount when the computer is booted?
>         
>         I am close, but do not see what to do to finish the install.
>         --
>         Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com>
>         
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Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com>