Adding a hard disk

[User Iam]

On 1/17/07, Kipton Moravec <kip at kdream.com> wrote:
>
> 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.



And you created /home/backup???

Looks  GREAT!!!

Good luck

User Iam




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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