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    Installing to multiple HDs

    I have installed Knoppix 3.6 to the hard Drive. However, i wanted to have my /home directory on a separate HD. The Knoppix Installer will allow me to format the Hard Driives but I cannot seem to get it to install my /home directory on the second HD.

    How can I get my /home directory to the other HD and how can I mount Fat 32 HD that i have my Music on....?

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    Simple. Read my howto.

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    I'll give it a try and let you know.

    Thanks...

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    BTW - Am I correct in assuming that I will have to reinstall or can I do this from my current installation?

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    You don't need to reinstall, just do:
    mkdir /mnt/newhome
    mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/newhome (where X is the new partition)
    cp -a /home/* /mnt/newhome/
    mv /home /oldhome
    (you can delete the oldhome later)
    umount /mnt/newhome
    mount /dev/hdaX /home

    edit /etc/fstab to mount /home , this is what I have:
    /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 rw,auto,users,exec 0 0

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    that was almost good, you only forgot to add a new /home dir. but a minor mistake (although the errormessage might be mislesding to a mewcommer to linux)
    the way I would do to is.
    [quote]mkdir /mnt/newhome
    mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/newhome (where X is the new partition)
    cp -a /home/* /mnt/newhome/
    mv /home /oldhome (you can delete the oldhome later)
    umount /mnt/newhome
    mkdir /home <--- here is the change
    mount /dev/hdaX /home
    edit /etc/fstab to mount hdaX as /home , this is what I have:
    /dev/hdb6 /home ext3 rw,auto,users,exec 0 0[quote]
    i added the large red letters and the line comented with
    <--- here is the change
    but now it should work.
    and a small coment that in hdaX the a "x" is the partition number, and that the "a" might be another letter on his system, sorry if i am nitpicking.
    OErjan

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    Ah, thanks, but perhaps mkdir /home instead of /mnt/home....?
    But you're right, I could be a bit more verbose from time to time

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    thanks! edited it

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    Tried everything here...several times...every time a different error came up...nothing consistent...more trouble than ist worth...

    thanks

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    What's the error?
    Did you set permissions on the new /home?
    This explains how to do it from the live-CD: http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.ph...PartitionHowTo

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