mounting xp directories

[nichos]

Hi
Managed to circumnavigate the uncomprehensible to me Linux jargon on correcting "Grub"??, by deleting the Ubuntu partitions using the free Windows Paragon Partition Manager, & reinstalling Ubuntu 8.10.

I can again dual boot XP / Ubuntu & use Firefox for all my online surfing & emailing.

When I tried to open my XP Partitions it says "System policy prevents mounting internal media" & gives the line to insert my "Password for y...(y)".

I typed various passwords what I thought would be appropriate for XP & Ubuntu BUT it says "Unable to mount...... Dbus error org.freedesktop....blal blal bla.

It reads my CD/DVD drives & the USB memory stick

Does anybody knows which password is he on about?

Thanx......non Linux literate......nick
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[Jonathan183]

Managed to circumnavigate the uncomprehensible to me Linux jargon on correcting "Grub"??, by deleting the Ubuntu partitions using the free Windows Paragon Partition Manager, & reinstalling Ubuntu 8.10.

Not sure why you didn't just reinstall rather than wiping partitions first ...

When I tried to open my XP Partitions it says "System policy prevents mounting internal media" & gives the line to insert my "Password for y...(y)".

I typed various passwords what I thought would be appropriate for XP & Ubuntu BUT it says "Unable to mount...... Dbus error org.freedesktop....blal blal bla.

Have you tried the password you set when you first installed Ubuntu?
Can you paste the exact message you get?

[nichos]

thanx Jo....

1. tried everything & would not reinstall
2. tried all passwords i could think of, but can not remember the ones of my first 7.0 & 8.04
3. will try & find how to screenshot & post the error message, but whatever it says must have password to authenticate. ......nick

[nichos]

He,He,He..................... Jonathan,

Thanks to your proding & out of desperation an old password came in my mind out of the blue, tried it & lo & behold I can see all the 5 Win. partitions.

Thanx for trying to help.........................nick

PS. this 8.10 version seems much easier for dumies like me with linux, is very close to windows am so blinded with.

[Jonathan183]

1. tried everything & would not reinstall
2. tried all passwords i could think of, but can not remember the ones of my first 7.0 & 8.04
3. will try & find how to screenshot & post the error message, but whatever it says must have password to authenticate. ......nick

1. You should have been able to wipe partitions using the live CD partitioner tool.
2. I mean't the most recent install of Ubuntu ... the password you put in during the install process. This first user & password is usually setup as the system administrator.
3. You should just be able to cut & paste ...

You can try a manual mount of the partition in a terminal type

sudo fdisk -l

the -l is a small L not a one.
From the output you get identify the partition you are trying to mount ... something like /dev/sda1
create a folder to mount the partition too

sudo mkdir /media/sda1

then mount the partition using

sudo /dev/sda1 /media/sda1

for read/write access to ntfs partitions use

sudo ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/sda1

Ed: glad you got it working ...

[nichos]

1. but ignorant as I am had to use win. program to make sure I do not wipe out other things.
My original problem was loss of Grub due to format C & install XP again.
2.The password that worked was the one I used 3yrs ago with v7.04, not the ones I used since.
3. tried your sugestion of manual mount & this is the result:-

sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x18161815

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 6689 53729361 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 6690 30401 190466640 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 6690 11789 40965718+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 11790 15883 32885023+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 15884 22445 52709233+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 22446 29024 52845786 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda9 29025 30337 10546641 83 Linux
/dev/sda10 30338 30401 514048+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
y@y-desktop:~$ sudo mkdir /media/sda1
mkdir: cannot create directory `/media/sda1': File exists
y@y-desktop:~$ sudo /dev/sda1 /media/sda1
sudo: /dev/sda1: command not found
y@y-desktop:~$


BUT then I noticed my C:\ partition on the desktop named "C Excels".

I tried to unmount it Manually again with "sudo umount /media/sda1" I got this:-

y@y-desktop:~$ sudo umount /media/sda1
umount: /media/sda1: not mounted
y@y-desktop:~$

And "C Excels" still sits there. What is the manual command to unmount it?

NB. if I drag from "My Computer" a drive to the desktop & choose "unmount" from right clicking it, it unmounts

[yancek]

y@y-desktop:~$ sudo mkdir /media/sda1
mkdir: cannot create directory `/media/sda1': File exists
y@y-desktop:~$ sudo /dev/sda1 /media/sda1
sudo: /dev/sda1: command not found

The reason you got the "cannot create directory /media/sda1 is obviously because it had already been created. The second command is not complete, you did not put the 'mount' command in. Do the following:

sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /media/sda1

This includes the filesystem type (ntfs). If that fails, you may need to use 'ntfs-3g'.

I'm not sure what the "C Excels" fits in here?

[Jonathan183]

It sounds as though the partition is already mounted ... type

mount

on its own will show what partitions are mounted and where they are mounted too.