cant write to hdd (Part II)

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thankx guys
ill try all this out later when i get home
Edit: Ok! heres my fstab

/proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/sys /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
/dev/pts /dev/pts devpts mode=0622 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/auto/floppy auto user,noauto,exec,umask=000 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/auto/cdrom auto user,noauto,exec,ro 0 0
/dev/cdrom1 /mnt/auto/cdrom1 auto users,noauto,exec,ro 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=kno ppix 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda5 /mnt/hda5 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=kno ppix 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda6 /mnt/hda6 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=kno ppix 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda7 /mnt/hda7 ext3 noauto,users,exec 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/sda /mnt/sda vfat noauto,users,exec,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=knoppi x 0 0

Heres My Mtab

/dev/root / ext2 rw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 ro 0 0
/dev/cloop /KNOPPIX iso9660 ro 0 0
/ramdisk /ramdisk tmpfs rw,size=816540k 0 0
/proc/bus/usb /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs rw,devmode=0666 0 0
automount(pid64 /mnt/auto autofs rw,fd=4,pgrp=648,minproto=2,maxproto=4 0 0
/dev/hda7 /mnt/hda7 ext3 rw 0 0

mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3
cd /mnt/hda3
mkdir test

This worked, but the problem is i cant do that physically, u know right click make new folder? im sure its possible, just somethiing else needs doing that i cant se.

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Ok. that helps.

Since mtab has /dev/cloop, you must be running from CD.

I'm surprised 'mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda3' worked since (according to fstab), knoppix has not detected a /dev/hda3. Did you perhaps mean /dev/hda7?

It is not surprising that there is no hda3; normal linux drive designations for windows partitions are hda1 for the windows primary partition (usually windows C drive); hda2 for the entire windows extended partition and then the numbers start at hda5 for the logical drives within the windows extended partition (windows D,E etc).

You can change /dev/hda7 to mount automatically by changing the 'noauto' to 'auto'. Adding umask=000 will make it automatically read/write. But this change will be overwritten each time you boot unless you save your configuration somewhere using the 'save configuration' command in the 'knoppix' menu item.

IMPORTANT: Your drives hda1,hda5 and hda6 are ntfs fromat. You will NOT be able to write to any of these partitions from linux unless you use 'captive ntfs', direct writing to ntfs from linux will damage the ntfs filesystem. Hda1 probably contains windows (XP?), what are hda5 & 6? If these are just data drives, you can reformat them vfat (back up your data first!!!!!) then both windows and linux will be able to write to them.

Post the output from fdisk -l so we can see if there are partitions knoppix has not detected. and please respond to questions 1,2&3 so we will know exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

If it is to create a persistent home and save configuration onto /dev/hda7 (and install applications there using klik) you should be able to do that now by running 'create a persistent home' and 'save knoppix configuration' from the 'configure' submenu in the knoppix' menu item (click on the little fat penguin on the panel). You may have to mount /dev/hda7 manually first with 'mount -rw /dev/hda7' (it will auto amtically mount it on /mnt/hda7 as listed in fstab). Then boot 'knoppix home=scan myconfig=scan' to use you persistent home & saved config file. You should not have to change your fstab, knoppix will mount the partition read/write if it finds a persistent home there.

How big is /dev/hda7? if over 2.5 gig, you could do a hdinstall on it.

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Post the output from fdisk -l so we can see if there are partitions knoppix has not detected.

I know for shore there are no hidden partitions

and please respond to questions 1,2&3 so we will know exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

What i was trying to do dosent fit into 1, 2 or 3, all i want is it be able to store data on a linux partition.

thou come to fink of it, 3 sounds like a good idea. HHHMMMM

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Post the output from fdisk -l so we can see if there are partitions knoppix has not detected.

I know for shore there are no hidden partitions

and please respond to questions 1,2&3 so we will know exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

What i was trying to do dosent fit into 1, 2 or 3, all i want is it be able to store data on a linux partition.

thou come to fink of it, 3 sounds like a good idea. HHHMMMM

If that's all you want to do, 3 is probably the easiest way to do it, just make a persistent home. When you boot "home=scan" knoppix will automatically find it & mount it read/write and you will be able to add applications using klik.