[ubuntu] How do i auto mount a partition??

[JamesParnell]

i have a separate partition for my music which i would like to be mounted when i start up, how would i go about doing this?

[Zoot7]

What type of file system does the partition have? ext3? ntfs? fat32?

Also can you post the output of

sudo fdisk -l

[JamesParnell]

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0a0b9548

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        3916    31455238+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2            3917        6527    20972857+  83  Linux
/dev/sda3            6528        6788     2096482+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

and they are all EXT4

[Zoot7]

Firstly make a mount point for the partition.

sudo mkdir /media/<name>

Then edit fstab

gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

Assuming /dev/sda1 is the partition of interest, add in the following line at the end of the file:

/dev/sda1 /media/<mount point name> ext4	defaults	0   0

Then to test it do

sudo mount -a

Then browse to wherever you mounted it to investigate. Any problems, post them back here.

[SuperSonic4]

Which one is music? I'm gonna assume it's sda2 because it's non-boot

Create a mount pount, again I will say /mnt/Music

sudo mkdir /mnt/Music

Open fstab as root:

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

Add in the line (tabs and/or spaces - both are good)

/dev/sda2 /mnt/Music ext4 defaults 0 0

Save and exit and then run

sudo mount -a

More hints and explanation: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fstab (ignore the fact it's for arch - it still works and fstab is a common file with the same config options across GNU/Linux)

[agoodliffe]

Hello I am encoutnering the same problem.

Here is my fdisk -l
adrian@adrian-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for adrian:

Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xf1d6f1d6

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 1912 15358108+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 3129 11061 63721822+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sda3 1913 3128 9767520 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 11813 12161 2803342+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order
adrian@adrian-laptop:~$ ^C
adrian@adrian-laptop:~$
I want to mount the /dev/sda2 and the /dev/sda1
I created two folders in /media one called sda1 and the other windows
Then I did gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
Then I did /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 ext4 defaults 0 0
and the reply was sudo: /dev/sda1: Permission denied
ANy suggestions and yes I am a newbie to this as you can see
Thanks

[harish4linux]

Fire up a terminal, to do this click Applications > Accessories > Terminal
Then type (or copy/paste) the following - 1 line at a time

Code:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install ntfs-config

Ok so when that returns you to user@pcname, that should be it installed

Next, make sure you have NO drives mounted (they'll usually appear on your desktop). And then run the program from Applications > System Tools

Note: In Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) it appears that the configuration tool has moved to System > Administration.

Enter your password when prompted - and then choose the drives that you want to be automounted. Click Apply.

Now simply make sure that "Enable Write Support for Internal Drives" and click OK.

Enjoy your automounted NTFS Drives

[agoodliffe]

thanks for the advice but I am not connected to the internet. ANy way to manually do it in Terminal? Or is it to dangerous/confusing

[Zoot7]

Originally Posted by agoodliffe thanks for the advice but I am not connected to the internet. ANy way to manually do it in Terminal? Or is it to dangerous/confusing

Almost the same as I posted above.

Firstly make a mount point for the partition.
(Lets say Windows..)

sudo mkdir /media/Windows

Then edit fstab

kdesu kate /etc/fstab

Add the following line at the end and save.

/dev/sda1 /media/Windows ntfs-3g	defaults	0   0

Then to test it do

sudo mount -a

Browse to /media/Windows to test if it worked.

The terminal takes a bit of getting used to especially if you've never really used it much, but it's well worth it. It's without doubt an extremely powerful tool once you get the hang of it.

[synicalx]

Originally Posted by harish4linux Fire up a terminal, to do this click Applications > Accessories > Terminal Then type (or copy/paste) the following - 1 line at a time Code: sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install ntfs-config Ok so when that returns you to user@pcname, that should be it installed Next, make sure you have NO drives mounted (they'll usually appear on your desktop). And then run the program from Applications > System Tools Note: In Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) it appears that the configuration tool has moved to System > Administration. Enter your password when prompted - and then choose the drives that you want to be automounted. Click Apply. Now simply make sure that "Enable Write Support for Internal Drives" and click OK. Enjoy your automounted NTFS Drives

Just browsing around and I saw this - thanks!

I've been having a bit of trouble with my MSI Wind's NTFS partition, this fixed it right up