AOL Systems wrote: >How to mount and unmount second hardisk on my linux box > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Well it should be in your /etc/fstab for convenience sake, but you can as root
mount /pattitionname /mountpoint umount /partitionname or umount /mountpoint partitionname would be like /dev/hdc5 and mountpoint is just a directory name like /2nddisk/files or /mnt/2nddisk. You do need to create the directory before using it as a mount point with mkdir /mnt/2nddisk Of course you can do this automagically with diskdrake--yes the very same tool as is used in installing. just open Mandrake Control Center, then Hardware then MountPoints, and you will be there with diskdrake. assign mount points to the second drive partitions as you choose, then mount them, and answer "yes" to updating /etc/fstab with changes as you leave diskdrake. Now you can mount and unmount with mount /mountpointname umount /mountpointname in a terminal as root at any time no programs are using the 2nd disk (yeh, if it is open in a file manager, it won't unmount). Civileme
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