Please help me mount my data HD

[Mark Haney]

Karl Larsen wrote:


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>     Mark if you had read his request, it would help. He wants to store 
> stuff on the big HD. I suggested he might want to do it so he can later 
> put a systems on the big HD. To that end you need more partitions. You 
> do not need to use them now.

I DID read his request.  He wants to store DATA on his larger hard 
drive.  Therefore he needs a data mount point.  That's sane and makes 
perfect sense.  Having him partition off one section of it and leaving 
the rest of the drive unused is NOT.

See you just contradicted yourself, he doesn't WANT to put a 'systems' 
on his hard drive.  He HAS a drive with a 'systems' on it.  You are 
assuming something that HE did not mention.  So, unless you are psychic, 
don't assume.

> 
>     As your not able to understand it IS possible to make or re-make 
> partitions. In fact you do not even like to talk about partitions. I 
> think that is the problem. In any case if he wants later to do something 
> the things I suggest make sense. And he will get his storage area he wanted.

Let me tell you something, I've created, modified, resized and destroyed 
more partitions this year than you'll ever do.  I deal in PETABYTES in 
my job.  I've dealt with nearly every filesystem there is.  I have 
probably forgotten more about partitions than you will ever know.

Again, you are making me the bad guy and you the victim.  I'm telling 
you now, if you can't give complete advice, don't give it at all.  If 
you can't stick with what you know (from the OP) and stop giving him 
advice he doesn't need, don't give it at all.

You are like a child, Karl. One who doesn't like /ever/ being wrong, and 
when you are you react like one of daughters when they were four and 
didn't know any better.  You need to get a thicker skin and think before 
you post.




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