On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Jack <[email protected]> wrote: > [mntent]: line 1 in /etc/fstab is bad ... > Do I need to edit /etc/fstab? If so, what do I need to add or > delete?
As Don mentioned you need to comment out that first line by putting a # in front > mount: can't find /dev/sdc1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab > > The results of fdsk -l: > > Disk /dev/sdc: 3933 MB, 3933732864 bytes > 122 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1015 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 7564 * 512 = 3872768 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x00000000 > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System This is most likely where you are experiencing issues. You have no partitions on your drive. Technically, you don't need a partition, but it is rather unusual not to have one. > Is there any other way to get the external hard drive to > mount without using fstab? > Any help will be appreciated. Yes. What operating system are you using? If linux, which distro and version? For example, are you using Red Hat 5.1 or Ubuntu 11.04 alpha? If a desktop version, which desktop environment are you running, e.g. KDE, Gnome, xfce? With recent desktop distributions, one should just be able to plug in an external drive and an icon appears on the desktop. Regards, - Robert -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
