Tested under Ubuntu 8.10, All the credit for this belongs to dmizer. I simply adapted to the hda. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 Original thread here]

In this example we will mount the hda's shared music on our desktop. It will appear as a drive.

NOTE: you may need to install smbfs first with

*Save the file by hitting ctrl+x, type "y" to save the buffer, and <enter> to exit.

*Now, change the permissions of the file so only root can read and edit it:

*Let's back up our fstab: '''sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_old'''

** If needed you may return to the original this way: '''sudo mv /etc/fstab_old /etc/fstab'''

*Now we edit fstab:

*Add this line at the end:

'''//hda/music /media/music cifs credentials=/root/.smbcredentials,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0'''

*Finally, test your settings to make sure they work:

Take a deep breath, and mounted drive should appear on your desktop.