> * From: Daniel Dalton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >How can I mount my external hard drive on boot up?
Is the external disk a usb one? If it is, is usb-storage (and the module for you usb chipset) already loaded when mount -a is executed by the scripts in /etc/init.d/ ? (You could add the needed modules to /etc/modules , if necessary) >Also it should be read and writeable by all users... >/dev/sdb1 /media/daniel-external ext3 none rw >But no luck. First manually mount mount -t ext3 -o noatime,$OTHER_OPTIONS /dev/sdb1 /media/daniel-external If it works, then the fstab line shoud work (once " 0 0" is appended at the end and once the needed modules are loaded before mount -a is executed by the boot scripts) Finally, note that once on /media/daniel-external/ you have mounted /dev/sdb1 then the owner, group and permissions of the directory /media/daniel-external/ are those of the / filesystem on /dev/sdb1 So a chown and chmod once the disk is mounted should be sufficient an persistent. Consider also mounting by UUID or LABEL instead of /dev/sdb1 since for removable drives this is usually a much better way to be sure you are mounting the correct disk / partition. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
