Chris, I think we have been through all of this, but it probably helps that you have put it all in one place :-)
Hansen, is your machine a laptop? if so ring me up and you can bring it into the office, maybe this evening. Otherwise I may be able to visit. work 3798966 Nick > Hansen Loke wrote: > > >I'm a newbie! and still have trouble with the Linux installation, where I still > >can't read my other hard drive partitions > > > To examin the set-up of your partitions you use the fdisk utility in > list mode. > Be sure to append the -l to the fdisk command, or you will have fdisk in > partition table edit mode. > You DON'T want that!!! > > Here is the fdisk command in list mode and its output on my machine: > > [chris@berty chris]$ su > Password: > [root@berty chris]# /sbin/fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1099 > cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End > Blocks Id System > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 * 1 2 > 16033+ 83 Linux > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part4 3 1099 > 8811652+ 5 Extended > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5 3 27 > 200781 83 Linux > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 28 55 > 224878+ 82 Linux swap > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part7 56 758 > 5646816 83 Linux > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part8 759 947 > 1518111 83 Linux > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part9 948 1099 > 1220908+ 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/disc: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 1002 > cylinders > Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End > Blocks Id System > /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part1 1 1002 > 1026032 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc: 15 heads, 63 sectors, 8960 > cylinders > Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End > Blocks Id System > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 1 8960 > 4233568+ 83 Linux > > Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: 15 heads, 63 sectors, 8960 > cylinders > Units = cylinders of 945 * 512 bytes > > Device Boot Start End > Blocks Id System > /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part1 * 1 8960 > 4233568+ 83 Linux > [root@berty chris]# > > What happens on your machine if you do that? > > You will then have to mount the partitions to which you wish to have > access. > Once again here is the mount command and its output on my machine: > > [root@berty chris]# mount > /dev/sda5 on / type ext2 (rw) > none on /proc type proc (rw) > devfs on /dev type devfs (rw) > /dev/sda1 on /boot type ext2 (rw) > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620) > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > /dev/sda8 on /home type ext3 (rw) > /dev/sda7 on /usr type ext3 (rw) > /dev/sda9 on /var type ext3 (rw) > /dev/sdb1 on /home2 type ext2 (rw) > /dev/hda1 on /mnt/disk1 type ext2 (rw) > /dev/hdc1 on /mnt/disk2 type ext2 (rw) > [root@berty chris]# > > As you can see from the above mount list I have two disks which are not > in the normal run of things, namely: > > /dev/hda1 on /mnt/disk1 type ext2 (rw) > /dev/hdc1 on /mnt/disk2 type ext2 (rw) > > In order to do this I created two new directories in the /mnt directory:- > > # mkdir /mnt/disk1 > # mkdir /mnt/disk2 > > and then mounted the disks. > > # mount -t ext2 /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk1 > # mount -t ext2 /dev/hda2 /mnt/disk2 > > the '-t ext2' tells the mount command that it is to mount an ext2 type > of linux file-system, > you will need to substitute the correct flag for the types of > file-systems you wish to mount. > > you should have access to the file-systems now. See:- > > [root@berty chris]# exit > exit > [chris@berty chris]$ ls /mnt/disk1/isos/ > debian/ Mandrake/ OpenOffice/ slackware/ VALinux/ > gentoo/ Mandrake82updated/ peanut/ smalltalk/ winlinux/ > [chris@berty chris]$ > > You can get the whole story about these commands by using the man command:- > > $ man fdisk > $ man mkdir > $ man mount > > Clear as mud now? > > >after weeks of corresponding with this newsgroup. > > > For a plea for help from a mail list, or news group, to be effective you > need to tell us the basic info about your machine and the distribution. > This really is a big, big help, especially if we are trying to get > something like a video or sound card to work. For generic stuff like the > above it's not quite so important. > > >Anyone wouldn't mind performing a site visit to help me set it up? > > > One of the really useful features of unix and its offspring is that all > this command line stuff can be done remotely over the Internet, or for > that matter a direct connection via the phone. I installed and set up a > database system for a fellow in California not so long ago doing it this > way. > > >I live close to the Cant. Uni. I envisage the setup should not take too long, > > > All of 5 mins at the most I should think. > > >unless a re-installation is required. Email me and we can set up a time. > > > Please feel free to 'phone. Number's correct in the latest 'phone book. > > Here endeth the Lesson. :-) > > -- > Christopher Sawtell. > > > > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
