Missing hard drive space

[Rashkae]

jdow wrote:
> From: "MG" <m.s0128532 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, 2009/April/20 01:37
> 
> 
>> Your english is fine, better than some peoples who have it as a first
>> language
>>
>> Am not sure what to do as sudo nano /etc/fstab gives this result inside 
>> the
>> terminal :
>>
>> This will open a text file with already a few lines.
>> My version of that file on my Debian box goes like this:
>>
>> /dev/sda1     /     ext3     errors=remount-ro
>>
>>  GNU nano 2.0.7              File: /etc/fstab
>> Modified
>>
>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
>> #
>> #  -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config --
>> #
>> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
>>
>> Yproc /proc proc defaults 0 0
>> # Entry for /dev/sda1 :
>> UUID=d053ecd0-1482-4cfc-8b34-1d821a41f843 / ext3 
>> relatime,errors=remount-ro
>> 0 1
>> # Entry for /dev/sda5 :
>> UUID=8c6a2356-9c6b-4ef1-9b65-8e6edbf76120 none swap sw 0 0
>> /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
>> none       /mnt/ramfs      tmpfs      defaults  0 0
> 
> 
> If that is the full /etc/fstab it's clearer where your problem lies.
> You've never told the system that it should mount the other partitions
> every time. Since you use a formal configuration tool you should consult
> it and its manual. (I generally hand edit and leave it at that.)
> 
> {^_^} 
> 
> 

sorry I haven't been following this thread.....

However, looks like all the extra drives are ntfs/fat.  As such, on a
default Ubuntu install, they should be accessible for automatic
on-demand mounting from nautilus.