Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:46:20 -0800 From: Perry Frayn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Rh 7.2 on 30GB Lib 110. question
At 11:42 PM 11/25/01 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:36:41 >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] Rh 7.2 on 30GB Lib 110. question > >>From: Perry Frayn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Rh 7.2 on 30GB Lib 110. question >> >>I'm having a problem with my new install of Redhat 7.2 on my 30 Gb drive. >>The libretto is set up to dual boot Win 98 and RedHat 7.2. >> >>My partition info is >> >>/tmp/hda1 1 1012 Win95FAT32 >>/tmp/hda2 1013 1017 Linux (boot) >>/tmp/hda3 1029 1045 Linux swap >>/tmp/hda4 1046 3648 Extended >>/tmp/hda5 1046 2347 Linux >>/tmp/hda6 2348 3648 Win95FAT32 >> >>I would like to mount the Win95 FAT32 partions in R.H. so I place the >>following lines in fstab. >> >>/dev/hda1 /dosc vfat defaults 0 0 >>/dev/hda6 /dosd vfat defaults 0 0 >> >> >>/dosc mounts ok >> >>/dosd gives the error >> >>mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda6, or too many >>mounted file systems >> >> >>I know this is not really a Libretto question, but I spent alot of time on >>it and thought it might have something to do with my partitioning >>layout. Can you have a linux and a windows partition in an extended >>partition? > >AFAIK No reason why not. One silly question - having done this myself: do >you actually have a /dosd entry in the /mnt directory? > >One point: if you're planning on using the lib on the road, I'd recommend >a journalling file system - I use reiserfs - to avoid long waits for ext2 >systems to be checked. I also use separate partitions for /boot, /, /home, >and /usr which allows upgrades without losing personal data and installations. > >My 20g system: >hda1 1 1014 win95 FAT32 >hda2 1015 1019 linux ext2 >hda3 1029 1063 linux swap >hda4 extended >hda5 1064 1318 linux reiser \ >hda6 1319 2164 linux reiser \home >hda7 2166 2432 linux reiser \usr > >I'm running on a 70 so I have less space for the hiernation bit. > >Neil Yes /dosd exsists. regards, Perry ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
