[SOLVED| adding hard drive

[emer_son]

Re: adding hard drive

I must have a sick drive or windows may be the problem

dan@dan:/$ sudo rm -r /media/data
rm: cannot remove directory `/media/data': Device or resource busy

[emer_son]

Re: adding hard drive

didn't umount /data
dan@dan:/$ sudo umount /media/data
dan@dan:/$ sudo rm -r /media/data
dan@dan:/$ sudo mkdir /media/data

[toad]

Re: adding hard drive

We'll nurse it back to health

Of course, it was still mounted, I should have realized. Do a

sudo umount /dev/sda1

Now try the chmod and chgrp commands again.

[toad]

Re: adding hard drive

Two great minds think alike Bit of cross posting here...

[emer_son]

Re: adding hard drive

I have success, I've written to the drive successfully. I owe you many thanks you were so very helpful; Could you recommend a book on linux or Kubuntu that would be helpful

With Graitude

[toad]

Re: adding hard drive

I have and still am enjoying the linux cookbook by Carla Schroder. It is not a boring list of commands but a gluttony of recipes. Sort of like: you have a problem? Try this.

In your case rights was the issue. This will crop up again a few times before you come to grips with it, 'cos it is so alien to a windows brain. Bear in mind those letters I explained to you and who owns a directory and which group it belongs to.

Once you got that, things will start to make sense a little.

Anyway, glad you got it sorted

PS: could you add SOLVED to the subject line of your first post now the issue is closed...

[emer_son]

Re: adding hard drive

yes I will

[emer_son]

SOLVED Re: adding hard drive

MY problem was solved to my great relief

[dibl]

Re: adding hard drive

Re: book

"Beginning Ubuntu Linux" by Keir Thomas.

I don't read it much any more, but I feel better keeping it nearby.