Can't get at the non-arch partitions on my HD.

jmags · 2006-03-13 06:37:58

When I try to mount a partition other than the one I use for Arch, I get the following error message (if, for example, I type "mount /dev/sda5"):

mount: mount point /mnt/sda5 does not exist

My /etc/fstab looks like this:

#
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# These appear as they were written by the installer.
# The first three make sense to me, even if I don't understand them.
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cd iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/dvd /mnt/dvd udf ro,user,noauto,unhide 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/fl vfat user,noauto 0 0
#These are a total mystery.
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tempfs defaults 0 0
#These correspond to my HD partitions.
#Windows partition (featuring MBR).
/dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 ntfs noauto,users,umask=0222 0 0
#This is where the good stuff happens.
/dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults 1 1
#These are mostly for fruiting around.
/dev/sda5 /mnt/sda5 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0
/dev/sda6 /mnt/sda6 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0
/dev/sda7 /mnt/sda7 ext3 noauto,users.exec 0 0
/dev/sda8 /mnt/sda8 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0
#This is a fat32 partition, in case something needs to go from one
#OS to the other.
/dev/sda9 /mnt/sda9 vfat noauto,users,exec 0 0

Except for the active partitions, this is how I had my fstab set up in the distro I'm trying to switch over from, so I'm stumped as to what the problem is.

gradgrind · 2006-03-13 07:27:17

Sounds like you don't have the mount point - in this case /mnt/sda5

Do this (as root):
mkdir /mnt/sda5

jmags · 2006-03-13 07:40:48

Thanks for the tip. Things showing up nicely.

Arch Linux

#1 2006-03-13 06:37:58

Can't get at the non-arch partitions on my HD.

#2 2006-03-13 07:27:17

Re: Can't get at the non-arch partitions on my HD.

#3 2006-03-13 07:40:48

Re: Can't get at the non-arch partitions on my HD.

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