Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

I managed to install Gparted and resize the existing partition into one of approximately 95 gb and one of 50 gb. Total hdd space is 160 gb. How do I find and transfer the files?

Thanks a lot for helping out so patiently!

[monte48lowes]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

Determine the location of both partitions:

sudo fdisk -l

Mount the both partitions using the information from above:

cd /media
sudo mkdir sda8
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda8 /media/sda8

Repeat above command for second partition, changing sda8 to the correct value from output of fdisk -l.

Open konqueror and copy files from existing partition to new partition.

Mike

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

I managed to mount one, the sda8. After that I don't know how to find the other partition.

Do I understand this correctly?
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda8 /media/sda8
ext3 si the external harddrive
/dev/sda8 is a device named sda8?
/media/sda8 is where the device is mounted?

I can't say I grasp all this. I was unable to fugure out how to find and mount the other partition.

[monte48lowes]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

What is the output of:

sudo fdisk -l

Mike

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

/dev/sda1 boot linux
/dev/sda2 extended
/dev/sda5 linux swap / solaris

Do you need more than that?

[monte48lowes]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

Yes, Is that all the output for the command?

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

Device Boot start end blocks id system
/dev/sda1 * 1 18704 150239848+ 83 linux
/dev/sda2 18705 19457 6048472+ 5 extended
/dev/sda5 18705 19457 6048441 82 linux swap

I couldn't copy/paste it so I was a bit lazy.

[monte48lowes]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

First thing. Startup gparted and format /dev/sda5 as 'ext3'. Then:

cd /media
sudo mkdir sda1
sudo mkdir sda5
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /media/sda1
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda5 /media/sda5

This will mount the first partition 'sda1' at /media/sda1 and the second 'sda5' at /media/sda5.

I do apologize I was tired last evening and while helping another person, confused the two situations.

Mike

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

Both /dev/sda2 and /dev/sda5 have a lock symbol nest to them and I can't format them.

[monte48lowes]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

Make sure neither them is mounted.

sudo umount /dev/sda2
sudo umount /dev/sda5

Mike

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

The console says:
sudo: unmount: command not found

[monte48lowes]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

umount vice unmount.

Mike

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

OK, here goes:
"sudo umount /dev/sda2" gives me:
umount: /dev/sda2: not found

"sudo umount /dev/sda5"
umount: /dev/sda5: not mounted

"cd /media" results in:
could not run the specified command

[monte48lowes]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

Restart a live session and install gparted:

sudo apt-get install gparted

Run gparted and format sda5 to 'ext3'.

Then mount sda1 and sda5:

cd /media
sudo mkdir sda1
sudo mkdir sda5
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /media/sda1
sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda5 /media/sda5

Then transfer files from /media/sda1 to /media/sda5

Mike

[Anstrell]

Re: Kubunto won't boot after entering the console

I finally managed to format the sda5 partition to ext3.

When I write "sudo mount -t ext3 /dev/sda1 /media/sda1" I get this reply:
"mount: mount point /media/sda1 does not exist"