I took a drive that belonged to Windows and formatted it to ext3. The question now is: how do I mount it, so it will be "seen" by suse.

This is my initial try:

macho@linux-wwtz:~> su
Password:
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # mount /dev/hdd1
mount: can't find /dev/hdd1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
linux-wwtz:/home/macho # /dev/hdd1
bash: /dev/hdd1: Permission denied
linux-wwtz:/home/macho #

This is the output of my fstab:

/dev/hdb2 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/hdb3 /home ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/hda1 /windows/C ntfs ro,users,gid=users,umask=0002,nls=utf8 0 0
/dev/hdb1 swap swap defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0

How should I change it?
This is my mtab:

/dev/hdb2 / ext3 rw,acl,user_xattr 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw 0 0
udev /dev tmpfs rw 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/hdb3 /home ext3 rw,acl,user_xattr 0 0
/dev/hda1 /windows/C ntfs ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,nls=utf8 0 0
securityfs /sys/kernel/security securityfs rw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy vfat rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,sync,user=macho 0 0

Should I change this too?
Your help will be much appreciated. Sorry, I'm a newbie.

You need to do three things:
a) create a mount point for /dev/hdd1 (mkdir /mnt/hdd1);
b) tell the systen it's there by adding it to /etc/fstab (/dev/hdd1 /mnt/hdd ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2 (so that it looks like your hdb3 partition entry).
c) then use the mount command: mount /dev/hdd1.

Easiest way:

mount -t ext3 /dev/hdd1 /mnt/mountPoint/
where /mnt/mountPoint must exist

Thanks a lot both of you guys! I'll try one, and if I have difficulties, I'll try the other method. I'll keep you posted.

You could have found this post if you had searched before posting.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...82#post2707382

It looks like it happened, but I still don't see the drive. Should I reboot?

linux-wwtz:~ # mount -t ext3 /dev/hdd1 /mnt/xwindowsd
linux-wwtz:~ #

I went to /dev and found hdd1 with a big red X on top and when I try to open it: a message: "Couldn't display /dev/hdd1"???
What can I do now???

If you haven't worked it out by now, /dev/hdd1 is the device.
Your diskspace (and any files) will be at /mnt/xwindowsd. Try looking there.

Thanks for the reply. I was afraid to edit fstab. I tried to use vi the other day in another file, and couldn't get out; finally found out it was :wq.

Let me tell you! I tried every different way of putting it, but the search gave me an error every time. Probably I don't know how to do it, I read your link. It's very interesting; especially the permissions, because I think that's what happened to me; I did everything as root, but now I'm the user. Any ideas on how to get out of this hole?

My fdisk -l:

linux-wwtz:~ # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 120.0 GB, 120060444672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14596 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 14595 117234306 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdb: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 262 2104483+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb2 263 2179 15398302+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb3 2180 4998 22643617+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/hdd: 40.0 GB, 40060403712 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4870 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdd1 1 4870 39118243+ 83 Linux
linux-wwtz:~ #

Let me tell you! I tried every different way of putting it, but the search gave me an error every time. Probably I don't know how to do it, I read your link. It's very interesting; especially the permissions, because I think that's what happened to me; I did everything as root, but now I'm the user. Any ideas on how to get out of this hole?

Thank you for your answer. I did find out it was hdd1. I created a dir /dev/mnt/xwindowsd. fdisk -l shows the drive but I can't access it. I think I did it as root and now I'm a user. I'm totally lost.Any ideas?

linux-wwtz:~ # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 120.0 GB, 120060444672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14596 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 14595 117234306 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/hdb: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 262 2104483+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb2 263 2179 15398302+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb3 2180 4998 22643617+ 83 Linux

Disk /dev/hdd: 40.0 GB, 40060403712 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4870 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdd1 1 4870 39118243+ 83 Linux
linux-wwtz:~ #

As root, from the command line, enter the following commands EXACTLY AS WRITTEN:

mkdir /mnt/hdd1
chmod 777 /mnt/hdd1
mount -t ext3 /dev/hdd1 /mnt/hdd1

Then, to access the drive, forget all about /dev/hdd1. Go to /mnt/hdd1 and you'll be able to use it.

Thanks for the reply. I'll try it an let you know ASAP.

linux-wwtz:~ # mkdir /mnt/hdd1
linux-wwtz:~ # chmod 777 /mnt/hdd1
linux-wwtz:~ # mount -t ext3 /dev/mnt/hdd1
Usage: mount -V : print version
mount -h : print this help
mount : list mounted filesystems
mount -l : idem, including volume labels
So far the informational part. Next the mounting.
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.
mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab
mount device : mount device at the known place
mount directory : mount known device here
mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:
mount --bind olddir newdir
or move a subtree:
mount --move olddir newdir
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,
or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid .
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].
For many more details, say man 8 mount .
linux-wwtz:~ #

Im ok or I'm in trouble? Whats the next command if I need to issue one? Thanks for your help.

Jiml8 asked you to write mount -t ext3 /dev/hdd1 /mnt/hdd1
You wrote mount -t ext3 /dev/mnt/hdd1

Can you spot the difference?