Procedure to auto mount drive on boot/startup

I am going to keep this page simple. You will need to modify a file called fstab. Follow these terminal commands:

1. Make a backup copy of your exisitnig fstab:
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak

2. List the details of your hard drive using the fdsik command:
sudo fdisk -l

Example output:
Device     Boot    Start       End   Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *        2048   1050623   1048576  512M  b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda2        1052670  41940991  40888322 19.5G  5 Extended
/dev/sda3       41940992 209715199 167774208   80G 83 Linux
/dev/sda5        1052672  41940991  40888320 19.5G 83 Linux

2. Open fstab file. You can use your favorite text editor. I am using nano as example:
sudo nano /etc/fstab

3. Add your new drive on the last line of the fstab file:
/dev/hdb                /mnt/mydrive               ext3    defaults  0 0

4. Close fstab and save your changes.

5. Reboot

6. After reboot, you can create a symbolic link to your new drive
ln -s /mnt/mydrive /home/myuser/Desktop/mydrive