Hi,
I'm new to linux and i'm almost finished setting up my debian workstation.
Background information: from kernel 2.4 --> 2.6 the s-ata device changes from hde to sda. Which is in my grub menu.lst:
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.9 root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9 root=/dev/sda3 ro savedefault boot
But when I look at my fstab file it says this :
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hde3 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hde6 none swap sw 0 0
# /dev/hde5 /mnt/windows ntfs defaults 0 0 << here I would like to mount my ntfs partition
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
So my grubloader is using /dev/sda3 to boot linux. But when i'm logged in it's being converted or something?
When I change the hde to sda in the fstab file my system hangs at boot.
When I use the commandline to mount the filesystem I have to mount /dev/sda5, this works..
The problem is that I CAN mount a ntfs filesystem from the commandline as root but
when I insert the same devices in fstab.. My system tells me at booting:
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NTFS volume version 3.1
Dectecting hardware..
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and then it hangs.
The big question: How can I mount my ntfs partition in fstab?
Here is my fdisk -l output: Disk /dev/sda: 122.9 GB, 122942324736 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14946 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 1912 15358108+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 1913 13836 95779530 5 Extended /dev/sda3 13837 14946 8916075 83 Linux /dev/sda5 1913 13784 95361808+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda6 13785 13836 417658+ 82 Linux swap
Thanks in advance,
Robin
