Thanks for your help guys. I got it working. BTW, I'm using Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS.
On Feb 18, 6:28 pm, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
