Hii guys here is a solution .. If it is a ntfs partition ..
Here is what you have to do *sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs* then.. if you want to rename */dev/sdb5* then , Unmount the partition *sudo umount /dev/sdb5 *Then , *sudo ntfslabel /dev/sdb5 Your_Name *Here replace Your_Name with the actual name that you want On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 17:52, vineeth kartha <vineeth.kar...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I also face the same prob.--- but i have a partial soln. > i made my partition mount on a folder that has the name that i want > and i added the entry in the /etc/fstab so that my partition will > mount automatically. > After doing this if i login as root I see the name of that i gave the > folder. but if i login as normal user then it still displays 130GB > file system. > > -- > "Freedom is the only law". > "Freedom Unplugged" > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en > -- Best Regards, Sistla Venkata Abhishek III Year Computer Science Student, /* DB ( MySQL ) , CMS ( Drupal ) , IDE ( NetBeans - 6.8 ) and I speak Java along with PHP */ MHVR , Hyderabad. Ph: +91 9052 749 799 " Education is something that can't be taught ... but can only be experienced " -- Experience !!! " Knowledge is all the wisdom one has and Education is something that civilizes this Knowledge to lead a more human-like life " -- Wanting to Experience !!! -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en