Help with my fstab file

[elder73]

Following is my fstab file, I'm using Kubuntu 14.04 a fresh install. It is a dual machine with Windows 7. I want to be able to get to Windows via the "Mnt" button on Dolphin. I'm fairly sure that fstab is the answer, I have worked with this file a number of years ago but memory fails me now. Any help would be appreciated.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' 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>
# / was on /dev/sda8 during installation
UUID=c0ea433d-b760-4db8-9e6d-fd072b96ad8d / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=d906b49c-e548-4ce7-b936-9cd15fd1757b none swap sw 0 0

[SteveRiley]

I think you mean via the /mnt subdirectory, as I'm not aware of any Mnt button in Dolphin. If this what you're asking, then this should help:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/11373...n-in-etc-fstab

[vinnywright]

reposting hear from the PM ,,,, as to get more responses............................

Originally Posted by elder73 - Yesterday 05:26 PM

keep in mind that resizing a windows NTFS partition can some times slightly corrupt the NTFS file system .
it is a good idea to boot to windows and run CHKDSK and defrag from in windows (the CHKDSK will half to be scheduled to run on a reboot as it cant run on the used/mounted file system) .
linux will not mount a NTFS file system if windows has flagged it as corrupted.
VINNY

When I loaded Windows it took itself right in to the CHKDSK operation.

so you had already scheduled a check ?

When I loaded Kubuntu the "Mnt" button now showed "Windows" but when I clicked on Windows there was nothing in the folder.

? what Mnt button ??

Following are the results of the two pieces of code you told me to run:

this will be useful if we decide to add the windows drive to fstab to have it mounted somewhere at boot ,,,it should be showing in dolphins places panel , and mountable with a click though .

do you see a 96GB drive in dolphins places panel ?

Model: ATA WDC WD1600AAJS-7 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 160GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 106MB 105MB primary ntfs boot
2 106MB 97.0GB 96.9GB primary ntfs
3 97.0GB 160GB 63.0GB extended
8 97.0GB 104GB 6989MB logical ext4
7 104GB 118GB 14.0GB logical ext4
5 118GB 158GB 39.9GB logical ext4
6 158GB 160GB 2110MB logical linux-swap(v1)


Model: SanDisk Cruzer (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 64.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 64.0GB 64.0GB primary fat32 lba


william78@william78:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda1: LABEL="System Reserved" UUID="1A8235DE8235BF57" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: UUID="B0CA38E1CA38A60E" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="416bf55c-8bb6-4e28-876e-a11091a04a42" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda6: UUID="d906b49c-e548-4ce7-b936-9cd15fd1757b" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sda7: UUID="88ec4921-0d6a-46f8-b343-068a0e39918f" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda8: UUID="c0ea433d-b760-4db8-9e6d-fd072b96ad8d" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="80C7-1602" TYPE="vfat"

elder73+5

[elder73]

I think you mean via the /mnt subdirectory, as I'm not aware of any Mnt button in Dolphin. If this what you're asking, then this should help:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/11373...n-in-etc-fstab

I guess it is a matter of me not calling by its right name. In Dolphin, if you go to root, a whole pile of directories come up and "mnt" is one of them.

[elder73]

so you had already scheduled a check ?

No, Windows wanted to do the CHKDSK as soon as I booted it.

? what Mnt button ??

It is not a button but a folder that comes up when you go to Root in Dolphin,

this will be useful if we decide to add the windows drive to fstab to have it mounted somewhere at boot ,,,it should be showing in dolphins places panel , and mountable with a click though . do you see a 96GB drive in dolphins places panel ?

This is what I would like to have happen. Root>mnt>windows

After doing what you suggested with Windows. The root>mnt>windows worked but the Windows folder is empty.

How would I find a 96GB drive in Dolphins place panel? There is a root>mnt>vmlinuz there but I don't know what it does.

Thanks for your ongoing help. elder73+5

[vinnywright]

How would I find a 96GB drive in Dolphins place panel? There is a root>mnt>vmlinuz there but I don't know what it does.

Thanks for your ongoing help. elder73+5

perhaps we are confused ,,,,,,,,,the places panel is the left side of the dolphin window .

in the screenshot below I have the "devices" section of the "places panel" outlined in a red box , this is where you should see other drives/partitions that the system knows about,,, and you should be able to click the drives and access them .

if you do not see the places panel then press F9 to open/close it .



we can still give you a line to put in the /etc/fstab file so the windows drive is mounted at boot and accessible in /mnt/windows (or anywhere else you would like) but first lets make sure of a few more things

first whats in /mnt now? ,,,,,,,,,,post the output of

ls /mnt

VINNY

[elder73]

Hello Vinny,

There is a 90.2 GB Hard drive in Dolphin places. When I clicked on it up came all of my Windows material which I could load.

william78@william78:/$ ls /mnt
windows
william78@william78:/$

Windows is in Blue but is not a directory as far as I can figure.

elder73

[elder73]

Hello Vinny,

In my last email I said that I could open Windows stuff and that is not true, mainly because I am also stuck trying to get Wine installed. That will have to be a separate thread.

Elder73

[elder73]

Hello Vinny,

In my last email I said that I could open Windows stuff and that is not true, mainly because I am also stuck trying to get Wine installed. That will have to be a separate thread.

Elder73

Hello Vinny, I have given up on the dual boot. Last night I backed up what I wanted on Windows and did a full install of 14.04. I'll put a Virtual Box on it with Windows. I did the same with Mint on my Windows laptop. Thank you again, elder73