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rogg

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Registered: 2009-08-09

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Mounting dual boot linux partition from Arch [SOLVED]

Hey guys,

I have just installed Arch for the first time and im wondering if someone can explain how i can mount my other partition (which is currently used for Ubuntu)
basically when i first installed it, the partition comes up in nautlius as Mass Storage Drive: 20.3 GB media and prompted for credentials. After a few unsuccessful attempts i was not able to mount the drive and the prompts for credentials no longer displays.

When i right click it and click mount or try to open it, nothing happens. Does anyone know how to solve this?

Thanks in advance

Last edited by rogg (2009-08-14 08:05:39)

graysky

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Re: Mounting dual boot linux partition from Arch [SOLVED]

I dunno about doing it through Nautilus, but you can simply use the mount command from a shell or a shell script. Example, I have an NTFS partition that I like to mount at will via a script:

#!bin/bash
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /media/Data

Maybe someone else can answer your gnome-mount question.

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rogg

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Re: Mounting dual boot linux partition from Arch [SOLVED]

doing it by command line could be even more useful actually
but how do i do so for an ext3 partition?

AdrenalineJunky

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Re: Mounting dual boot linux partition from Arch [SOLVED]

same as the example above except just "sudo mount" rather then "sudo mount -t nfts3g"

majiq

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Re: Mounting dual boot linux partition from Arch [SOLVED]

And if you want it mounted at boot automatically, you should look into /etc/fstab.

Edit: Actually, also, you can put it into fstab so you can just issue a "mount /dev/sdx" and it'll lookup where you want it mounted, etc. Either case, look into fstab.

Last edited by majiq (2009-08-10 13:19:42)

graysky

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Re: Mounting dual boot linux partition from Arch [SOLVED]

Also read the mount man page and consult google as well. ($ man mount)

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rogg

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Re: Mounting dual boot linux partition from Arch [SOLVED]

Thanks everyone for the help, i managed to get it working by editing the fstab
ill post up how i did it, in case anyone else wants to know:
identify the partition:
(can use gparted or fdisk -l)

identify uuid:
sudo blkid

edit fstab and add:
your partition as specified, you can use the existing mounted partitions as a guide to help

hope this helps

Does anyone know how to mount the partitions via nautilus/gui?, or at least have it show up as a seperate file system (have the partition appear in the "places" bar?