Sorry again, 1. You need to enter as a line in /etc/fstab something like /dev/sdb1 /media/external ext2 defaults 0 0 a) */etc/fstab: *rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ /etc/fstab bash: /etc/fstab: *Permission denied* rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ b)* /etc/fstab/dev/sdb1 /media/external ext2 defaults 0 0*: rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ /etc/fstab/dev/sdb1 /media/external ext2 defaults 0 0 *bash: /etc/fstab/dev/sdb1: Not a directory* rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ c) */etc/fstab/dev/sdb1/media/external ext2 defaults 0 0: *rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ /etc/fstab/dev/sdb1/media/external ext2 defaults 0 0 *bash: /etc/fstab/dev/sdb1/media/external: Not a directory* rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ Rosalia. 2013/1/21 Watson, Christopher <[log in to unmask]> > You need to enter as a line in /etc/fstab/dev/sdb1/media/external ext2 > defaults 0 0 > > ________________________________________ > From: FSL - FMRIB's Software Library [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of > Rosalia Dacosta Aguayo [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 3:43 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [FSL] Configure bash problems with extern hard disk > > Sorry, Dr. Winker, > > Looking into the Linux manual I have found another command "lsusb", and it > shows me that my media toshiba is in the system: > rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ lsusb > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 002 Device 002: ID 064e:a110 Suyin Corp. HP Webcam > Bus 004 Device 002: ID 046d:c05b Logitech, Inc. > Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0480:a006 Toshiba America Info. Systems, Inc. > rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ > > > > > > 2013/1/21 Rosalia Dacosta Aguayo <[log in to unmask]<mailto: > [log in to unmask]>> > Dear Winker, > > Here it is: > > 1. rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ /etc/mtab > bash: /etc/mtab: Permission denied > rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ > > 2. rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ cat /etc/mtab > /dev/sda6 / ext4 rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0 0 0 > proc /proc proc rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0 > sysfs /sys sysfs rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0 > fusectl /sys/fs/fuse/connections fusectl rw 0 0 > none /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw 0 0 > none /sys/kernel/security securityfs rw 0 0 > udev /dev devtmpfs rw,mode=0755 0 0 > devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620 0 0 > tmpfs /run tmpfs rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755 0 0 > none /run/lock tmpfs rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880 0 0 > none /run/shm tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0 > binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 0 > /dev/sdb1 /media/TOSHIBA\040EXT fuseblk > rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_permissions 0 0 > gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/rosi/.gvfs fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon > rw,nosuid,nodev,user=rosi 0 0 > rosi@rosi-HP-Pavilion-dv9700-Notebook-PC:~$ > > My hard disk is in ///computer, but there is no way to configure a path in > the bash script in order it can be recognized. > > Thank you. > > Rosalia. >