On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:08:32 -0800 wrote: > I figured something out! When I was asked for my fstab I > gave you all the fstab of the live cd. The fstab of the hd > was: > /dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > /dev/hda4 /mnt/hda4 ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > /dev/sda1 swap swap sw,pri=1 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0 > none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0 > # Dynamic entries > /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > I changed it to > /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > #/dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > /dev/hda4 /mnt/hda4 ext3 defaults,noatime 1 1 > /dev/sda1 swap swap sw,pri=1 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0 > none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0 > # Dynamic entries > /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0 > > When I changed it I had so hoped that this would fix it > yet it did not! > What else do I need to do? > > for your information here is my setup: > hda1 = root > hda4 = home > hda3 = data well you are ALL screwed up. the setup you intended to have and what you have put in your fstab are 2 totally different things. if /dev/hda1 is root then you should have /dev/hda1 / (not /mnt/hda1) if /dev/hda4 is home then you should have /dev/hda4 /home (not /mnt/hda4) if /dev/hda3 is data then you should have /dev/hda3 /data or /mnt/hda3 if that is where you want it where in the world did you get the above fstab from? Jerry > > > > > From: > > Date: 2006/03/27 Mon PM 05:19:18 PST > > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > > Subject: hda2 error > > > > How strange; it happened again. I reninstalled the OS > and, > > as before, it loaded once. After it loads once and I > > shutdown it seems to think that hda2 is back. It is as > if > > it won't accept hda1,3,&4 without 2. Does this make any > > sense? I'll reload from the hd and look at fstab (if I > > can). > > > > -- Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 This email's random fortune: If our behavior is strict, we do not need fun! --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss