On Thu, 2011-05-12 at 21:19 +0100, Peter Merchant wrote: > I have a little problem, and I am not getting anywhere. > > In kubuntu 11 using Dolphin, I selected a partition drive called TV and > unmounted it. Since then I have not been able to see it or get it back. > > TV was the label for partition sdb5. > > Here are the steps that I have taken: > > peterm@kubuntu-pm:~$ sudo fdisk -l > [sudo] password for peterm: > > [sda stuff removed] > > Disk /dev/sdb: 20.0 GB, 20020396032 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2434 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0x0009aa21 > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdb1 * 1 1275 10241406 b W95 FAT32 > /dev/sdb2 1276 2434 9309667+ 5 Extended > /dev/sdb5 1276 2434 9309636 b W95 FAT32 > > peterm@kubuntu-pm:~$ > > > ---> sdb1 is ok. Gparted shows it as having mount point /media/disk2data > ---> which is what it is called. > > > ---> Sdb5 has the label TV but I cannot find it. > > > --> Proposed instruction is mount -t fat32 /dev/sdb5 /mnt > > --> it didn't like that I had to use vfat, not fat32. > > --> mount shows: > > peterm@kubuntu-pm:~$ mount > > /dev/sda5 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro) > proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) > none on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) > none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw) > none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw) > none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw) > none on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755) > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620) > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) > none on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755) > none on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) > none on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755) > /dev/sda7 on /home type ext4 (rw) > /dev/sdb1 on /media/Disk2Data type vfat > (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,uid=1000) > /dev/sdb5 on /mnt type vfat (rw) > > peterm@kubuntu-pm:~$ > > > --> so it is there, but not in the same format as disk2data > > > --> Dolphin now finds the contents of this disk under root/mnt. How do I > --> get it back to showing as TV? > > > Try umount mnt followed by > > > mount -t fat32 /dev/sdb5 /media/TV > > peterm@kubuntu-pm:~$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdb5 /media/TV > > mount: mount point /media/TV does not exist > > > --> what next? Ask the lug.
Still Struggling. System information: Second hard disk is in two partitions - disk2data and TV. and I am using kubuntu 11.latest Current state is that partition TV is now in fstab, but disk2data is not. Dolphin can now find both, but TV is read-only. here is fstab: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 # / was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=f7a37ca0-e336-4783-b436-52cd9754b024 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation UUID=36a2dd2a-c417-4db8-aa57-cad630726fae none swap sw 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0 /dev/sda7 /home ext4 defaults,user_xattr 1 2 UUID=21FC-A114 /media/TV vfat defaults 0 0 I have replaced the 'TV' partition by its UUID. Directory /media/TV has attributes drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 8192 1970-01-01 01:00 TV which I don't seem to be able to change, even as sudo. Any suggestions? I have noticed that since I added TV to fstab it takes a lot longer to boot. Peter -- Next meeting: TBD, ???day 2011-07-?? 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
