[SOLVED] Automount partition

[cyclobs]

Hey guys,

i have a windows partition that i store all of my music on, i've configured amarok to use the folder it's all stored in, i was wondering if anyone knew how to make Ubuntu auto mount that partition when i logged into session,

would help out a lot thanks guys

[iaculallad]

Post whatever displays when you issue the commands below:

cat /etc/fstab

sudo fdisk -l

sudo blkid

So, we could tailor your need for auto-mounting.

[cyclobs]

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda5
UUID=246699c0-1262-4d0d-94dd-6496b33467d4 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=60f73491-2563-4300-aabd-b926215b83f8 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0



Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x30000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 26134 209921323+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 26135 37607 92156872+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 37608 38913 10490445 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 37608 38851 9992398+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 38852 38913 497983+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris



/dev/sda1: UUID="A644B11B44B0EF65" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: UUID="44542ECD542EC192" LABEL="Do Not touch" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="246699c0-1262-4d0d-94dd-6496b33467d4" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda6: TYPE="swap" UUID="60f73491-2563-4300-aabd-b926215b83f8"


Posted in order of commands.


don't worry about the "do not touch" partition, i'll be fixing that into the non labeled ntfs partition soon

[iaculallad]

Say, it's the /dev/sda2 that needs to be auto-mounted:

First thing to do is to install ntfs-3g driver.

sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

Then, create the mount point for that device:

sudo mkdir /media/musicdrive

Open /etc/fstab file for editing:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

and add the line of code below to the last part of the file:

/dev/sda2 /media/musicdrive ntfs-3g defaults 0 0

Save and Close the File: Drop to your terminal and issue the command:

sudo mount -a

[cyclobs]

awesome

thanks for your help

[Kaizzer]

Say, it's the /dev/sda2 that needs to be auto-mounted:

First thing to do is to install ntfs-3g driver.

sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g

Then, create the mount point for that device:

sudo mkdir /media/musicdrive

Open /etc/fstab file for editing:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

and add the line of code below to the last part of the file:

/dev/sda2 /media/musicdrive ntfs-3g defaults 0 0

Save and Close the File: Drop to your terminal and issue the command:

sudo mount -a

I there.. new to this linux/Ubuntu world so i would like to ask you if there could be a problem if i make a mistake editing the fstab file .. ie something that you could not ..undone .. .

thanks in advance..-
regards.

[erictherev]

I there.. new to this linux/Ubuntu world so i would like to ask you if there could be a problem if i make a mistake editing the fstab file .. ie something that you could not ..undone .. .

thanks in advance..-
regards.

Thanks for pointing me to this thread, Kaizzer.

In Linux, there is very little you can do that you cannot undo. The problem I've encountered is that sometimes it takes a while to get the help you need, and the waiting can be almost unbearable. If you are patient, though, there is almost always someone willing to answer your questions and help you out of whatever jam you've gotten yourself into.

Also, don't get your hopes up on this thread... It's been solved for over a year.

[dcstar]

I there.. new to this linux/Ubuntu world so i would like to ask you if there could be a problem if i make a mistake editing the fstab file .. ie something that you could not ..undone .. .

There are GUI tools that can achieve exactly what you want in this area without having to take risks manually editing these files. Simply install the pysdm package: System-Administration-Storage Device Manager.

I cannot fathom why people continually tell new Linux users to stuff around with these files when a better option has existed for a very long time.

[erictherev]

There are GUI tools that can achieve exactly what you want in this area without having to take risks manually editing these files. Simply install the pysdm package: System-Administration-Storage Device Manager.

I cannot fathom why people continually tell new Linux users to stuff around with these files when a better option has existed for a very long time.

I had never heard of these, and had no clue what ntfs-config did. (I assumed that ntfs-3g would take care of the config for my NTFS partitions.)

Thanks! That's working great now.

Kaizzer... Don't forget to take care of the naming scheme for your NTFS partition in your conkyrc.

[Kaizzer]

Kaizzer... Don't forget to take care of the naming scheme for your NTFS partition in your conkyrc.

thanks .. i wont .. when im done with the conky upgrade that is driving me nuts since im on 8.04 ..


read you in "the other" thread