Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

[Predtech]

Hi guys. i recently had a problem with getting Kubuntu to run on a SATA HDD, but i got that solved, but i have one major problem running Kubuntu full time instead of Ubuntu, and i much prefer the KDE desktop to Gnome.

The problem is, whenever i boot into Kubuntu, my 2 other drives besides my main drive that has the OS, won't mount. I have to open a command shell and manually mount them with a "sudo mount /dev/sdb1 sdb1" command.

Can anybody please help me to get these drives mounted PERMANENTLY so that i don't have to mount them manually, and so that i don't have to mount them before i play any music from one of the drives. Oh, BTW, both of these drives are NTFS.

Thanks guys.

[Snowhog]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

Please post your /etc/fstab file for review.

[Predtech]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=e7ec265f-0d69-4bed-9d91-f8518ba89833 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=9cebd8c6-0c27-420c-9fed-5e65ca5efa15 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0

[ghillan]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=e7ec265f-0d69-4bed-9d91-f8518ba89833 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda5
UUID=9cebd8c6-0c27-420c-9fed-5e65ca5efa15 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0

as you can see there is no /dev/sdb1 mount point in your fstab. you have to add it manually:

add this line ( you have to be root do to this):

/dev/sdb1 /media/sdb1 ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1

EDIT: sory did'nt noticed was a ntfs system .. is ntfs istead of ext3 and then you need to add some options .. not totally sure that are good as they are...

and then "mount -a". For more details "man fstab" from command line or google some howto.

[Fintan]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

Which version of Kubuntu are you using? Gutsy, Feisty or hardy.
They all have different levels of ntfs usability with hardy being the latest.

For ntfs more reading:
http://linux-mag.com/id/5523

there is plenty of info on ntfs and kubuntu on this forum. The earch function here will be of useful help

As for your fstab:
ghillan is right.

your sdb's are all missing.

You can add the those lines manually See link above or use sytem settings->advanced-<files&disks->administrator mode to add a mount point, mount at boot, activate at boot, etc.

I hope this points you in the right direction and welcome to the party

[Predtech]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

ok guys, i don't know exactly what's going wrong here but it doesn't seem to be working. I went into the advanced section, disks and filesystems, then logged in as admin. Then i set both drives to mount on startup, and even set it so that ANY user could make changes to these drives, yet they still won't mount on startup.

Please help me figure out what i'm doing wrong.

Thanks

[Snowhog]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

Are your other two drives USB?? I'm thinking that they are. Is this correct?

[Predtech]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

nope, they are EIDE, but here's the strange thing, this is really confusing. At first in the admin page of the disks and filesystems, my main drive with the OS was named SDC1, which i thought strange, but i mounted both drives in /media and upon reboot, my main drive changed to SDA1, which sound like it should be correct, and the SDB1 drive mounted but the third drive didn't mount. But upon going back into the admin for the disks, the third drive is now listed as SDC1 so i mounted it in /media and did all the same options in the disks and filesystems page as the second drive.

The only thing i haven't done yet is rebooted, but that's just because i have been working on stuff. I'll reboot and post back with the results.

[Predtech]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It actually automounted. That is the first time i have managed to get Kubuntu to do that, and this is the third time i have taken a shot at Kubuntu. Man am i glad that i swapped from Ubuntu, and ESPECIALLY from Windows, lol.

Long live KDE

[Fintan]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

Glad you got it sorted

[Predtech]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

Now if only someone could help me to get a Canon MP160 installed, that'd make my week.

Any ideas? It's not listed in the list of printers in the system settings page, but it is there in Ubuntu.

[Fintan]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu


Sorry I can't help you there

I would start a separate thread for that one.

[Predtech]

Re: Strange problem stopping me from running Kubuntu

ok, thanks