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[LinuxAdvocate@xxxxxxxxx (George Toft)]

Here's what you need to do:

Install the drive.  Get BIOS to recognize it (this depends on your current
hardware config, and has nothing to do with the OS).

* Use fdisk to create a Linux partition.
Be sure to select the correct drive.  For example, if your 2nd drive is the
slave on the primarty channel, it will be /dev/hdb, so issue this command:
fdisk /dev/hdb

* Use mke2fs to format the drive.
Use this command (same assumptions as above, assuming you made one partition):
mke2fs /dev/hdb1

* Add an entry to /etc/fstab.
Add this to /etc/fstab (change "/share" to whatever you want to call it):
/dev/hdb1       /share                    ext2            defaults   1   2

* Mount the drive.
mount /share

This is what I did with a spare drive.  Then I use samba to share /share to the
LAN.  Works great.  Good luck.

On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> I just did the same thing and all i used was fdisk (from linux).  BE SURE
> TO SWITCH DRIVES!!  And then I mounted them, /dev/hdb1   /oracle, etc.  I
> am on the road so don't remember every step.  If you need more help let me
> know.
> 
> Lee Smallbone wrote:
> 
> > Howdy folks,
> >
> >   Some of you might remember my wonderful hard disk crash about a
> >   month ago. Well, I've finally heard back from Software Warehouse
> >   (where the drive was purchased from) that there is nothing wrong
> >   with the drive at all. (even though it crashed twice here and made
> >   funny noises constantly.)
> >
> >   So, even after a half-hour heated discussion over the phone (don't
> >   ya just love customers like me.) ;) the damn thing is coming back.
> >
> >   So rather that let it gather dust, I might as well put it to use
> >   (for the length of time it will allow). What I don't know is how to
> >   add a second drive to a linux system. set it to slave, add it behind
> >   the current HD I can manage, but how do you format and partition a
> >   second drive?
> >
> >   I assume that it would be /dev/hdb (as the primary is /dev/hda and
> >   the cdrom is /dev/hdc on the second primary).
> >
> >   Any pointers you could give I would appreciate. Many thanks.
> >
> >  Best Wishes,
> >
> > Lee Smallbone
> >
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