Where did you get the scripts? /dev/mapper/* is where logical volumes live, you should look up lvm if you want details.
/etc/fstab defines filesystems (i.e. where each device should mount in the root filesystem). On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Dos-Man 64 <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, so I wanted to change the name of my second hard drive from > lsi_bebdeaaidca1 to simply D. It's easier to type and easier to > remember. It's also more natural for me since DOS and Windows users > are more used to refering to disk drives using single letters. > > I created this script which does the job. > > --------------------------------------------------- > #!/bin/bash > cd /dev/mapper > mv lsi_bebdeaaidca1 D > echo # Added by Phil >> /etc/fstab > echo /dev/mapper/D /media/D vfat > noauto,users,exec,umask=000,shortname=winnt,uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix 0 > 0 >> /etc/fstab > cd /media > mv lsi_bebdeaaidca1 D > --------------------------------------------------- > > After running this script with root permission, I just have to create > a desktop shortcut pointing to /dev/mapper/D. > > It all works. Hooray! > > Well, I'm not that enthusiastic about it because I don't understand > what exactly this script did. Of course it changes to various folders; > renames various files; and appends some data to the end of /etc/fstab; > but the whole process is still a bit of a mystery to me. > > And to confuse me even more, a script that renames my first drive to C > was not identical. And my desktop shortcut to drive C had to point to / > dev/C instead of /dev/mapper/C. > > cd /dev/mapper > mv lsi_bebdeaaidca C > cd /dev/ > mv hda1 C > cd /media > mv hda1 C > echo # Added by Phil >> /etc/fstab > echo /dev/C /media/C vfat > noauto,users,exec,umask=000,shortname=winnt,uid=knoppix,gid=knoppix 0 > 0 >> /etc/fstab > > It's all very strange. Can someone please explain this to me? > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
