Sometimes, it appears on the Desktop, or it did earlier today, but not now.
Tried to run Timeshift and the /Backup partition is not available.
Timeshift did a scheduled backup just 7 hours ago


no, I did not, and don't know how to do that
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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=a3c21aa6-a37c-456a-8e2c-73ea34b456df / ext4 noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=eac83fbc-366b-49ca-a7f7-151211c9c618 none swap sw 0 0
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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=a3c21aa6-a37c-456a-8e2c-73ea34b456df / ext4 noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=eac83fbc-366b-49ca-a7f7-151211c9c618 none swap sw 0 0
# this is me trying to make /backup work
UUID=bb376658-a8ec-4f8d-9ee6-1f0defd65a8f /dev/sda3 ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/mnt
in the Backup Drive's partition? that don't make sense, how can the OS know where to find it?You can also do
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sudo mount -a
Per your picture, the disk is labeled "Backup", and labels are much nicer than UUIDs.Code: Select all
# this is me trying to make /backup work UUID=bb376658-a8ec-4f8d-9ee6-1f0defd65a8f /dev/sda3 ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
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LABEL=DATA /mnt/DATA ext4 defaults,noatime 0 0
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LABEL=Backup /backup ext4 defaults 0 0
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sudo mkdir /backup
sudo chown $USER:$USER /backup
Flemur wrote: ⤴Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:38 pmYou can also doto check fstab mount instructions w/o rebooting.Code: Select all
sudo mount -a
Per your picture, the disk is labeled "Backup", and labels are much nicer than UUIDs.Code: Select all
# this is me trying to make /backup work UUID=bb376658-a8ec-4f8d-9ee6-1f0defd65a8f /dev/sda3 ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
This is my "data" line from fstab:So I'd do yours like this:Code: Select all
LABEL=DATA /mnt/DATA ext4 defaults,noatime 0 0
and you also need to make that mount point, "/backup":Code: Select all
LABEL=Backup /backup ext4 defaults 0 0
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sudo mkdir /backup sudo chown $USER:$USER /backup
Yup.
I haven't booted the LiveDVD for a while, but IIRC the main HD holding your real installation will be under "Places" or some-such** in your file-browser/file-manager, showing the label or UUID of the partition. Double-click on it.I am using the Dell laptop right now in LiveCD mode, trying to get access to fstab on its' HDD, but the only thing I am seeing is the LiveCD filesystem, not the one that I need on the HDD itself.
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mount /backup
df
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/dev/sda3 ..buncha numbers... /backup
The instructions were to mount the root drive of the install and fix your fstab file. Instead you mounted the backup partition. This will fix nothing. Go back, mount the root of the install and follow my instructions.
cp fstab_bkup fstab