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Undo mount install - Linux (Ubuntu)
Hello! I followed the directions located here ( http://www.arsgeek.com/2006/09/25/ubuntu-tricks-how-to-mount-your-windows-partition-and-make-it-readwritable/ ) to the tee and it worked just fine.. the only thing is that i accidentally mounted the wrong partition (I needed to mount sda2 and i mounted sda1).
I have tried uninstalling all of the packages it had me install and start over (even usinjg differen groups and folder names etc) but every time I try to redo what the instructions say for the correct partition I get a mount error on boot up.
Could someone please give me the set of commands that will completly undo everything the above tutorial does, so I can start from scratch?
Thank you very much
I have tried uninstalling all of the packages it had me install and start over (even usinjg differen groups and folder names etc) but every time I try to redo what the instructions say for the correct partition I get a mount error on boot up.
Could someone please give me the set of commands that will completly undo everything the above tutorial does, so I can start from scratch?
Thank you very much
Theoretically only thing you have to alter is /etc/fstab
If you follow the instructions completely and use the wrong one you managed to get work does it still work?
If it does do
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
and alter it to point to correct partition. Does it work after that?
If you follow the instructions completely and use the wrong one you managed to get work does it still work?
If it does do
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
and alter it to point to correct partition. Does it work after that?
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tniemetz:
1. An error occured while mounting /media/windows Press S to skip mounting or M for manual recovery.
2. I have deleted the added contents but here it is:
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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/host/ubuntu/disks/root.di
/host/ubuntu/disks/swap.di
---
3. The only other thing that is deleted is the group it had me add.
Aarop:
Nope. Tried.
So I think i know why I am having this issue. I installed ubuntu using WUBI the windows installer. I don't believe it actually created another partition, but rather it is installed in the windows C. Ubuntu still sees two partitions though:
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root@ubuntu:/media# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8da73bfe
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 13 38914 312466432 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
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Thoughts? I need access to the windows portion of this partition.
1. An error occured while mounting /media/windows Press S to skip mounting or M for manual recovery.
2. I have deleted the added contents but here it is:
---
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/host/ubuntu/disks/root.di
/host/ubuntu/disks/swap.di
---
3. The only other thing that is deleted is the group it had me add.
Aarop:
Nope. Tried.
So I think i know why I am having this issue. I installed ubuntu using WUBI the windows installer. I don't believe it actually created another partition, but rather it is installed in the windows C. Ubuntu still sees two partitions though:
---
root@ubuntu:/media# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8da73bfe
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 13 38914 312466432 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
---
Thoughts? I need access to the windows portion of this partition.
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1. The error message you're getting at boot
2. The contents of your fstab file (/etc/fstab)
OK, three things...
3. Where you are right now. Did you remove any of the items you installed or the user/groups you created?