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**mpaluszk** · Jan 13, 2008, 11:31 AM

Re: NTFS issues

Don't think it worked. Here's the response to mounting command

mike@laptop:~$ dir /media
cdrom cdrom0 hda1 sda1 sda5
mike@laptop:~$ sudo mkdir /media/sda2
[sudo] password for mike:
mike@laptop:~$ sudo mount -a
[mntent]: warning: no final newline at the end of /etc/fstab
$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0
mount: mount point media/sda2 does not exist

**mpaluszk** · Jan 13, 2008, 11:33 AM

Re: NTFS issues

Would it make it any easier if I went in and repartitioned the external hd to be one partition?

**Snowhog** · Jan 13, 2008, 11:38 AM

Re: NTFS issues

No. Here's (at least) part of the problem:

"[mntent]: warning: no final newline at the end of /etc/fstab"

You have to have a blank line at the end of your fstab file (hit enter when at the end of the last entry). Fix that and try the sudo mount -a command again.

**mpaluszk** · Jan 13, 2008, 11:43 AM

Re: NTFS issues

looks about the same:

$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0
mount: mount point media/sda2 does not exist

**Snowhog** · Jan 13, 2008, 11:48 AM

Re: NTFS issues

Hmm. Post your /etc/fstab again. Something ins't write (

) in it (pun intended).

**mpaluszk** · Jan 13, 2008, 11:51 AM

Re: NTFS issues

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda2
UUID=d2f69159-b8aa-4f43-810f-54c0d05ffc4e / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/hda1
UUID=840C2ABD0C2AA9DE /media/hda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
# /dev/sda1
UUID=C228BE9628BE88C5 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
/dev/sda2 media/sda2 vfat defaults 0 2
# /dev/hda5
UUID=2dbbb4a4-3057-4998-aa3c-a325fc0833c7 none swap sw 0 0 0

**Snowhog** · Jan 13, 2008, 12:05 PM

Re: NTFS issues

You already removed the /dev/sda2 entry? Reviewing my last few posts, I see I had a 'typo' in the line I told you to add to the fstab file (missing the '/' before media).

Edit your fstab file and add the following line:

/dev/sda2 /media/sda2 vfat defaults 0 2

Put it after this one:

UUID=C228BE9628BE88C5 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2

Your new fstab file should then look like this:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda2
UUID=d2f69159-b8aa-4f43-810f-54c0d05ffc4e / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/hda1
UUID=840C2ABD0C2AA9DE /media/hda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
# /dev/sda1
UUID=C228BE9628BE88C5 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
/dev/sda2 /media/sda2 vfat defaults 0 2
# /dev/hda5
UUID=2dbbb4a4-3057-4998-aa3c-a325fc0833c7 none swap sw 0 0

Note the 'blank' final line at the end. Also note, that in your fstab file, you had an extra 0 (zero) at the end of the swap entry line. Make sure you remove that.

Save and close the file.
Ensure that you still have the mount points sda2 and sda5 in /media. If either are missing, add them. When we have figured out which partition is the correct one, you can remove the other one.

Reboot (ensures a clean filesystem shutdown). You may still end up having to change the /dev/sda2 /media/sda2 to /dev/sda5 /media/sda5

**mpaluszk** · Jan 13, 2008, 10:18 PM

Re: NTFS issues

didn't work. There is a failed process in the boot cycle again. Is there anyway to review those lines.

fstab is as follows:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda2
UUID=d2f69159-b8aa-4f43-810f-54c0d05ffc4e / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/hda1
UUID=840C2ABD0C2AA9DE /media/hda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
# /dev/sda1
UUID=C228BE9628BE88C5 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
/dev/sda2 /media/sda2 vfat defaults 0 2
# /dev/hda5
UUID=2dbbb4a4-3057-4998-aa3c-a325fc0833c7 none swap sw 0 0

I think part of that error is due to the fat formatted section of the hard drive, but it advances before I can actually read it.

**Snowhog** · Jan 13, 2008, 10:28 PM

Re: NTFS issues

Well, you've been at this for quite awhile today. I'd say to (unless you already have) change the /dev/sda2 /media/sda2 to /dev/sda5 /media/sda5 and try again. If you have already done that and still haven't had any success, then for now, just comment out the line:

#/dev/sda2 /media/sda2 vfat defaults 0 2

and reboot. This will at least give you a working fstab sans the one partition on sda.

**mpaluszk** · Jan 17, 2008, 09:29 PM

Re: NTFS issues

I can now mount the 78 GB partition on the external hd, I can see, but not mount the 171 GB partition. My /etc/fstab file is as follows:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda2
UUID=d2f69159-b8aa-4f43-810f-54c0d05ffc4e / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/hda1
UUID=840C2ABD0C2AA9DE /media/hda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
# /dev/sda1
UUID=C228BE9628BE88C5 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 2
/dev/sda2 /media/sda2 vfat defaults 0 2
# /dev/hda5
UUID=2dbbb4a4-3057-4998-aa3c-a325fc0833c7 none swap sw 0 0

and sudo fdisk -l produces the following:

Disk /dev/hda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1a7e1a7d

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 3187 25599546 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 3188 7132 31688212+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 7133 7296 1317330 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 7133 7296 1317298+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xeef844d8

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 9561 76798701 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 9562 30400 167389267+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 9562 30400 167389236 7 HPFS/NTFS

sudo blkid shows:

/dev/hda1: UUID="840C2ABD0C2AA9DE" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/hda2: UUID="d2f69159-b8aa-4f43-810f-54c0d05ffc4e" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/hda5: TYPE="swap" UUID="2dbbb4a4-3057-4998-aa3c-a325fc0833c7"
/dev/sda1: UUID="C228BE9628BE88C5" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="362C8A662C8A214B" TYPE="ntfs"

what do I need to do to mount the last partition?

**gnowak** · Mar 19, 2008, 11:47 AM

Re: NTFS issues

just an add on:

The solution is found here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=601210

This is what I found to be a good solution:

-Open "System Settings" GUI
-Go to the "Advanced" tab
-Open "Disk & Filesystems"
-Click the "Administrator Mode..." button on the bottom right
-Right-click on the partition that isn't mounting properly and Select "Modify"
-Change "Mount Path" to a valid path
-Change "Mount Permission: " to "Any User may enable/disable anytime"
-Click the "Ok" button
-Click the "Enable" button at the near bottom of the window. problems:

(source is the above url)

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