Hey everyone! I've just gotten into using Nobara Gnome and I'm really enjoying it, but I'm having a bit of trouble with my second drive. It's a larger SSD where I want to store my games, but for some reason, it doesn't seem to mount properly. My main OS is installed on a smaller SSD, and while Nobara says the second drive is mounted, Steam isn't recognizing it at all. Every time I try to install games on that drive, it fails. I've followed some tips I found online to get it to mount automatically at boot, but I'm still stuck. I'd really appreciate any guidance. Just to give you some context:
- The drive is formatted as ext4.
- I set up a new folder on my main drive as the mount point (/home/my username/Documents/Storage).
- I've edited the mount options for that point and used the UUID confirmation.
- I've selected the options to mount at startup and show in the user interface, but the default for user session is deselected.
Thanks in advance for any help!
2 Answers
If your drive is formatted as ext4, you shouldn't be facing issues with it not being recognized by Steam. Just make sure the permissions are set correctly. You can run `sudo chown your-username:your-username /home/your-username/Documents/Storage` after the mount to ensure your user has access. It's also a good idea to check if the drive was mounted correctly by running `df -h` in the terminal and looking for your mount point.
First things first, make sure to check the filesystem type of the drive in question. Since you mentioned it’s formatted as ext4, that’s good. You should also confirm your `/etc/fstab` entry for the drive. It should look something like this:
`UUID=your-uuid-here /home/your-username/Documents/Storage ext4 defaults,nofail 0 0`
Remember to not manually mount it through a file manager; that could cause issues. Restart your system to check if it mounts automatically afterwards. Also, if you're using Steam via Flatpak, it might be restricted from accessing certain filesystems, so consider using a tool like Flatseal to give it proper permissions. Good luck!
Thanks for the detailed rundown! This is the first time I'm diving into fstab, so I'll tread carefully. Really appreciate you pointing out the Flatpak issue—I'll look into that too!
I’ll check the permissions and that command. Thanks for the tip—much appreciated!