Trying to see harddrives with kubuntu running from CD

[Biobug]

I just got a copy of Kubuntu and am running it from the CD. I downloaded the iso and put it on a CD using an XP machine. I am using it on a Dell xps T450 from the CD player. When I try to open one of the hard drives to see the directory and pick a file, I get the message that the drive could not be mounted.
The error report says
could not mount device
mount can't find /dev/hdb1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab

must I install Kubuntu on the machine to get it to work?

[askrieger]

Re: Trying to see harddrives with kubuntu running from CD

must I install Kubuntu on the machine to get it to work?

No, but since you're running from a live CD you will have to rewrite your /etc/fstab file every time you try to use Kubuntu.

[aysiu]

Re: Trying to see harddrives with kubuntu running from CD

Go to KMenu > System > Konsole and type

sudo mkdir /windows
sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /windows -o nls=utf8,umask=0222

This assumes, of course that your Windows partition is NTFS and on /dev/hda1. To find out if it is, type

sudo fdisk -l

That's a lower-case L, not the number one.