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Doesn't work on my set up
Authored by: mschaff on Aug 24, '02 09:54:57AM

I tried this on a Jag upgraded machine (Beige G3 with 2 partitions, "OS_X" and "Apps")...

I'm trying to mount the second partition as a directory within the main file system (so I don't have to go through /Volumes/). Ultimately, (if I could get this to work), I'd like to replace the "Applications" folder on my OS X drive with the mounted "Apps" drive.

I've used the syntax below (with both, "/New_Appications" and "/New_Appications/") and the drive doesn't mount upon restart. When I run disk utility, I can see the drive, but it is grayed out and will not mount when I try using the "Mount" menu item.

LABEL=Apps /New_Appications/ hfs rw 1 2
(wih tabs between entries)

Any suggestions?



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Works on mine! Cool!
Authored by: donvy on Aug 24, '02 12:03:39PM

Not sure why it doesn't work on yours. My setup works with the following contents for /etc/fstab:

LABEL=swap /swap hfs rw 1 2
LABEL=Users /Users hfs rw 1 2

Of course I had to create /swap and /Users first, and changed their permissions to 777. I noticed that they had these permissions when they were originally in /Volumes.



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Works on mine! Cool!
Authored by: mahakali on Sep 01, '02 03:34:48AM
LABEL=swap /swap hfs rw 1 2 LABEL=Users /Users hfs rw 1 2 Of course I had to create /swap and /Users first, and changed their permissions to 777. I noticed that they had these permissions when they were originally in /Volumes.
Ok, I don't get it. Which one is the volume's name? Is it the 1st one? And do I need to add /Volumes befor the name if i have it under other partition? Example, I put my applications under a partition named anna. Then, which line should I put in it? LABEL=anna /Applications hfs rw 1 2 or LABEL=/Volumes/anna /Applications hfs rw 1 2 ot LABEL=Applications anna hfs rw 1 2 or LABEL=Applications /Volumes/anna hfs rw 1 2 Thanks for any help.

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Works on mine! Cool!
Authored by: mahakali on Sep 01, '02 04:10:28AM

Nevermind, it works! woo hoo!



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Doesn't work on my set up
Authored by: mschaff on Aug 25, '02 11:35:11AM

***UPDATE***:

It works now. A detail escaped me. It seems that in order to mount the disk as a directory, the directory must already exist. In my case, I now have my Applications partition mount where the 'Applications' folder was on my OS_X partition.

A good reason for doing this (as opposed to just aliasing or creating a symbolic link) is that the Apple installer should recognize this partition as my 'Applications' folder.

I also used the tip below and renamed the Applications partition with a '.' in front so it wouldn't also mount on the desktop. Thanks for the tip!



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Doesn't work on my set up
Authored by: bluehz on Aug 26, '02 07:59:51AM

When you append a "." to the name of the dir (aka mountpoint) does the Apple installer and others still see that as the "Applications" dir?



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