[SOLVED] mounting 2 HDs

[AnLGP]

I should have posted this in my other thread. I want to be able to back up files to a second HD. I have it installed and formatted as /ext3 . I can't seem to mount it in gparted. Can I mount two? Here's the

fdisk -l


Disk /dev/hdb: 61 GB, 61492193280 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7476 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 7476 60050938 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sda: 250 GB, 250056737280 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 30071 241545276 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 30072 30401 2642692 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 30072 30401 2642692 82 Linux swap
-----------------------------------------

/etc/fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0

new HD screenshot

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...1024_scrot.png

old HD screenshot

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...1024_scrot.png

Thank you.

[iaculallad]

If your second drive is /dev/hdb:

Create the mount point for the device:

sudo mkdir /media/DataBackup

Open /etc/fstab for editing:

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

And, insert the line of text below:

/dev/hdb /media/DataBackup ext3 defaults 0 2

Close and Save. Open your terminal and issue the command below:

sudo mount -a

[AnLGP]

[mntent]: warning: no final newline at the end of /etc/fstab
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdb,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/DataBackup ext3 defaults 0 2

[iaculallad]

Could you again re-post whatever displays when you issue:

sudo fdisk -l

and

sudo blkid

[AnLGP]

Disk /dev/hdb: 61 GB, 61492193280 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7476 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 7476 60050938 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sda: 250 GB, 250056737280 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 30071 241545276 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 30072 30401 2642692 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 30072 30401 2642692 82 Linux swap


/dev/hdb1: UUID="0b39f81b-72a9-4a1a-b5f6-2c904af2ab04" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda1: UUID="3421725e-7aa0-41be-8090-ccc2cb50805e" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda5: TYPE="swap"

[iaculallad]

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

This was your editted fstab file:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/DataBackup ext3 defaults 0 2

Replace the bold line of text with:

/dev/hdb1 /media/DataBackup ext3 defaults 0 2

Save file and open your terminal again:

sudo mount -a

[AnLGP]

[mntent]: warning: no final newline at the end of /etc/fstab

It got smaller

I fixed it. At the end of it (the 2 in the last line) put the cursor there, hit enter & then save.

[iaculallad]

[mntent]: warning: no final newline at the end of /etc/fstab

It got smaller

I fixed it. At the end of it (the 2 in the last line) put the cursor there, hit enter & then save.

Good, Im glad you had figured it out yourself. Good luck.

[AnLGP]

Thanks