Hello, You're reply helped getting access to the windows partition - but not yet on the /dev/hdb3
--- Seneca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 12:49:12AM -0800, Joris > Huizer wrote: > > /dev/hda : > > - windows stuff > > > > /dev/hdb : > > - /dev/hdb1 : / (root) > > - /dev/hdb2 : swap > > - /dev/hdb3 : /boot NOT IN USE > > - /dev/hdb4 : extended partition > > - /dev/hdb5 : /home > > - /dev/hdb6 : /usr > > > > I've got two questions: > > > > 1. How can I mount the /dev/hda ( the bootloader > says > > /dev/hda1 ) (as root and/or as normal user) ? > > If only as root, > > # mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt > > If you also want ordinary users to be able to mount > it, add it to your > /etc/fstab (see mount(8) and fstab(5)). > > /dev/hda1 /mnt vfat defaults,user,noauto > 0 0 > Cool this works very well > > 2. Is it possible to clean ("format", initialize) > the > > /dev/hdb3 and set a new partition ( /tmp) there ? > > I created during the first partition for redhat; > It's > > rather big as I didn't know a /boot should be > small > > and it was used to start the install of debian > from > > that partition. > > If /dev/hdb3 is not empty, move its contents to > /boot on /dev/hdb1. > > # umount /dev/hdb3 > # mount -t ext2 /dev/hdb3 /mnt (change ext2 to the > file system) > # cp -a /mnt /boot > # diff -r /mnt /boot (if contents match, continue) > # rm -f /mnt/* > # umount /mnt > > Now, /dev/hdb3 is empty. You can then set it up as > your new /tmp. > > Add the following line to your /etc/fstab > (changing ext2 if needed): > /dev/hdb3 /tmp ext2 > defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 0 > reboot > > > Oh, and what type should be used ? I think /tmp or > > /var but I don't know for sure. > > /tmp and /var are not partition types. > > -- > Seneca > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I don't know why, but if I do that I can't log in on a X except the failsafe one... (the screen turns black and then it goes back to the login screen again) As I said I didn't use the /boot after the installation - maybe I have to change other settings also - or maybe it's a prob its bootable ?? I have no idea what's causing this... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]