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There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

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LaneLester2
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There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#1 Post by LaneLester2 »

I'm a long-time user of Ubuntu, but a newbie at "real" Debian. I just installed on one of my distro partitions (yes, I like to try distros) a development version of Elive, 1.9.57.

When I boot I want certain partitions mounted, and I want them mounted to my named directories in /mnt. I discovered that Elive has no /etc/fstab. Is that a Debian thing or an Elive thing?

How can I get, for example, /dev/hdb1 mounted to /mnt/docs at boot?

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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#2 Post by Bulkley »

LaneLester2 wrote:I'm a long-time user of Ubuntu, but a newbie at "real" Debian. I just installed on one of my distro partitions (yes, I like to try distros) a development version of Elive, 1.9.57.

When I boot I want certain partitions mounted, and I want them mounted to my named directories in /mnt. I discovered that Elive has no /etc/fstab. Is that a Debian thing or an Elive thing?

How can I get, for example, /dev/hdb1 mounted to /mnt/docs at boot?
Must be an Elive thing. /mnt/docs? Here's my fstab.

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# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults,noatime  0       0
/dev/sda1       /               ext3    defaults,noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda9       /home           ext3    defaults,noatime  0       2
/dev/sda8       /tmp            ext3    defaults,noatime  0       2
/dev/sda5       /usr            ext3    defaults,noatime  0       2
/dev/sda6       /var            ext3    defaults,noatime  0       2
/dev/sda7       none            swap    sw                0       0
/dev/hdd        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto   0       0

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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#3 Post by aicardi »

This looks like a place that my be helpful with Elive.

If you are currently using Elive Gem please post here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=550381
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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#4 Post by LaneLester2 »

Thanks, guys. I think Gem must be an old release. In fact, the developer, Thanatermesis, just emailed me that the current stable is old, and he recommends I not buy until 2.0. I'm currently running the pre-2.0 version, 1.9.57, which seems very stable.

BTW, here's my Ubuntu Karmic /etc/fstab:

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proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/sdb1					/               			ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/sdb7					/mnt/sdb7               ext3    user_xattr,noatime 1 2
/dev/sdb8					/mnt/sdb8               ext3    user_xattr,noatime 1 2
/dev/sda1					/mnt/docs					vfat    utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       0
/dev/sda2					/mnt/arc     				vfat    utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       0
/dev/sda3					/mnt/music     			vfat    utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       0
/dev/sda5					/mnt/pics     				vfat    utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       0
/dev/sda8					/mnt/int     				vfat    utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       0
/dev/sda6					/opt            			ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/sda7					none            			swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       			/media/cdrom0   		udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
The vfat's are from the days when I used to dual boot with Windows. I still run Windows XP in VirtualBox for some special programs.

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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#5 Post by nadir »

what happens if you just use that fstab (after editing it)? or create a simple one?
i use elive now and then, but i think as a live (on a stick). hard to believe there ain't no fstab... but who knows.

i for one prefer using a "usual" debian and put e17 on top of it, but elive sure is a nice distro.
if you got interest in a different (but rather minimal) debian-e17-live let me know and i will give you a link.

i hope you have been able to understand what i wrote. if not i will try it again.
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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#6 Post by LaneLester2 »

Sure, I understood you just fine. Yes, I'll try that next: putting an fstab in there and see if it takes effect.

I confess I like things too pretty and functional to go with a minimal type system. In fact, it will be a question whether I can stick with Elive for long, since I've generally found Ubuntu distros spoil me for the latest and greatest software. Debian's choice to concentrate on the stable also makes it a bit stodgy, in my book. I'm hoping Elive's developer puts enough goodies in there to satisfy me... at least until the next distro tempts me away. :)

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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#7 Post by nadir »

ok, i can understand.

btw: you already tried the Elive with ecomorph (compiz-like)?
works fine for me, but when i set it up myself its a mess.
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#8 Post by Absent Minded »

I can't see how this question relates to Debian so I have moved it to Offtopic.
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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#9 Post by LaneLester2 »

Absent Minded wrote:I can't see how this question relates to Debian so I have moved it to Offtopic.
Oops! Please excuse me; I thought flavors of Debian were on-topic. But now I know they aren't.

Anyway, when I went to copy my altered fstab over, I discovered there was an fstab. I am positive there wasn't one there before. Woooooo! :shock:

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#10 Post by Absent Minded »

No harm done, no need to feel as though you did anything wrong. I just put it were it was more correctly placed.
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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#11 Post by Jeremy »

Hi there, there is an fstab in elive, but it is hidden by default.

To change contents of it, open a terminal window and type

su

then your root password

then type

scite

to bring up a text editor with root permissions

Click the open button in text editor and then click file system, ect folder

There is a drop down menu that says "All Source", drop it down and choose "All Files"

Then scroll down to the bottom where the files are and you can click on fstab, open and edit it.

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Re: There's No /etc/fstab in Elive!

#12 Post by MeanDean »

Jeremy wrote:... it is hidden by default.
it is hiding behind the curtain....pay no mind to it....the great and powerful penguin has spoken...

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