[lug] fstab, disk mounting issue -- RESOLVED

[Gary Hodges]

Gary Hodges wrote:
> With Kubuntu 6.10 AMD64 installed, the following line in my fstab file 
> worked fine:
> /dev/sdd1       /z              ext3    defaults        0       2
> 
> The disk is a Seagate 750 GB SATA with an Addonics SATA/SCSI converter
> connected.  I've since regressed my OS to Kubuntu 6.06.1 LTS i386 and 
> now that same fstab line results in the following error on boot (exactly 
> as presented):
> 
> root at machine:~# s: command not foundhell and continue system 
> startup.found. al
> 
> If I exit the prompt at that point the boot up continues and the drive
> is mounted.  I can read and write to the drive without problems.

Turned out to be an easy fix.  I got a suggestion off the Ubuntu list to 
fsck the drive.  It found a bunch of errors and I can now boot with that 
fstb line uncommented.

Gary