First Arch install.... just a few issues I need help with please

Lend27 · 2015-09-23 16:36:51

I finshed the install and I have been able to resolve most issues myself.
I need help with 2 issues please:
I have an internal SSD drive with an ext4 linux date partition that wont appear in my file manager.
It shows in Gparted, and there is a correcponding line in fstab that seems to be commented out ( a # at the front).
How can I get this drive to mount and be visible in Thunar? I am using xfce4. It mounts fine in other linux distros. It is listed as device /dev/sda.

The other issue is installing my printer driver.
It appears to be available in yaourt, with "yaourt -S brother-mfc-j870dw".
I have installed it successfully in the past with Manjaro.

I am getting an error stating: "error: target not found: lib32-glibc".

When I try to install lib32-glibs it says target not found.

Thanks for your help with these last few issues.

Len

Steef435 · 2015-09-23 16:55:51

If you want the partition to be mounted at boot, you need to create an entry for it in the fstab file as described here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fstab
The line is indeed commented out if there's a '#' at the start. If you need help creating the entry, don't forget to post the line you currently have / tried to use.

If you just want to mount it from time to time, but the disk doesn't show up in Thunar, you probably need to install gvfs, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fi … y#Mounting

As for the second issue, are you on 64-bit and did you enable the [multilib] repository? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multilib

Last edited by Steef435 (2015-09-23 16:56:46)

Tutti · 2015-09-23 17:05:35

Please familiarize yourself with Makepkg instead of using yaourt. see: http://jasonwryan.com/blog/2013/04/09/helpers/

Lend27 · 2015-09-23 18:22:27

Steef435 wrote:

If you want the partition to be mounted at boot, you need to create an entry for it in the fstab file as described here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fstab
The line is indeed commented out if there's a '#' at the start. If you need help creating the entry, don't forget to post the line you currently have / tried to use.
If you just want to mount it from time to time, but the disk doesn't show up in Thunar, you probably need to install gvfs, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fi … y#Mounting
As for the second issue, are you on 64-bit and did you enable the [multilib] repository? https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multilib

Thank you for your help!
Your multilib advice solved that issue.

Still having no luck mounting the drive.
Here is my fstab file. As I said, all my other drives mount and are listed in my file manager sidebar, except for the 2 partitions on /dev/sda.

#
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
UUID=4fe2d8ac-2b1f-4a98-8d5b-77129311802c
/dev/sda1 / ext4 rw,relatime,data=ordered 0 1

UUID=bea59a85-16ee-4261-8268-38d90cecf0de
/dev/sda2 none swap defaults 0 0

Any help you can provide is appreciated!

Thanks again!
Len

Slithery · 2015-09-23 18:29:41

What's the output of...

lsblk -f

drcouzelis · 2015-09-23 18:32:18

Lend27 wrote:

Here is my fstab file. As I said, all my other drives mount and are listed in my file manager sidebar, except for the 2 partitions on /dev/sda.
# 
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>	<dir>	<type>	<options>	<dump>	<pass>
UUID=4fe2d8ac-2b1f-4a98-8d5b-77129311802c
/dev/sda1           	/         	ext4      	rw,relatime,data=ordered	0 1

UUID=bea59a85-16ee-4261-8268-38d90cecf0de
/dev/sda2           	none      	swap      	defaults  	0 0

Your "/etc/fstab" file says you have two partitions:

"/dev/sda1" will be mounted as "/". I think it's usually called "Filesystem" in a file manager. If your computer boots, then "/" is mounted correctly.

"/dev/sda2" is swap space. It can't be mounted.

Lend27 · 2015-09-23 18:55:00

slithery wrote:

What's the output of...
lsblk -f

I am trying to get sda1 to show in my thunar. sda2 is a data partiton for my windows 10.
Thanks for your help!

Here is the output:

[len@arch-len ~]$ lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT
sda
|-sda1 ext4 LinData 3030f186-b6f3-4da0-929b-11487b308f6b
`-sda2 vfat WinData 467C-1CE0
sdb
|-sdb1 vfat 0EA3-0AB9
|-sdb2 ext4 68eebc75-130c-45b7-b7f6-ef573c899869 /run/media/len/68eeb
|-sdb3 swap fae8362f-e51b-4708-8285-152b4362bb9e
|-sdb5 ext4 52b05b99-bb92-41f7-8384-6e885a214e76 /run/media/len/52b05
`-sdb6 ext4 ccdd0afb-859a-4a0e-aaf0-3d74d569f9f0 /run/media/len/ccdd0
sdc
|-sdc1 ntfs Recovery 6EF07FCDF07F99D3
|-sdc2 vfat FC80-CDA3 /run/media/len/FC80-
|-sdc3
`-sdc4 ntfs 0890A37790A369C0 /run/media/len/0890A
sdd
|-sdd1 ext4 4fe2d8ac-2b1f-4a98-8d5b-77129311802c /
|-sdd2 swap bea59a85-16ee-4261-8268-38d90cecf0de [SWAP]
`-sdd3 ext4 e629f926-b5be-4935-98e8-a4a9211dccee /run/media/len/e629f
[len@arch-len ~]$

Last edited by Lend27 (2015-09-23 18:56:34)

Lend27 · 2015-09-23 18:55:51

drcouzelis wrote:

Lend27 wrote:
Here is my fstab file. As I said, all my other drives mount and are listed in my file manager sidebar, except for the 2 partitions on /dev/sda.
# 
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>	<dir>	<type>	<options>	<dump>	<pass>
UUID=4fe2d8ac-2b1f-4a98-8d5b-77129311802c
/dev/sda1           	/         	ext4      	rw,relatime,data=ordered	0 1

UUID=bea59a85-16ee-4261-8268-38d90cecf0de
/dev/sda2           	none      	swap      	defaults  	0 0
Your "/etc/fstab" file says you have two partitions:
"/dev/sda1" will be mounted as "/". I think it's usually called "Filesystem" in a file manager. If your computer boots, then "/" is mounted correctly.
"/dev/sda2" is swap space. It can't be mounted.

Thats what is weird. Sda2 is actually a vfat data partition for my windows 10. It's not swap.

Last edited by Lend27 (2015-09-23 18:57:56)

Raynman · 2015-09-23 19:05:22

The UUIDs in fstab match those for /dev/sdd{1,2} in the lsblk output. Those /dev/sdX names are not stable (so sdd may have been sda during installation), the UUIDs are, so you should use those in fstab (or LABELs, but definitely not both UUIDs and devices names as in the fstab you posted).

Last edited by Raynman (2015-09-23 19:05:42)

Lend27 · 2015-09-23 23:56:10

So it appears my fstab file that was generated during install is no longer accurate.
Is it possible to generate a new fstab to reflect what I have in the machine right now?

Thanks
Len

jasonwryan · 2015-09-24 00:05:13

You can just alter it by hand: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fstab

Lend27 · 2015-09-24 00:24:41

I altered it by hand and rebooted and now all is well

Thanks everyone!

Len

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