[18:22] <Hotkey> im in class
[18:23] <bobertdos> We just need to work with the terminal a bit, Hotkey.
[18:23] <Hotkey> OK - did you see my last post
[18:23] <histo> Schools out for summer
[18:23] <bobertdos> yes
[18:23] <Hotkey> that shortcut will not stay there after reboot?
[18:24] <bobertdos> The shortcut will stay there, but if the drive isn't mounted, it will be a broken shortcut.
[18:24] <Hotkey> aha
[18:24] <Hotkey> terminal open
[18:25] <bobertdos> alright, first we need to make sure we know a couple locations of things
[18:26] <Hotkey> k
[18:26] <bobertdos> try typing: ls /media/disk (I'm assuming that's where your Windows drive mounted itself).
[18:26] <Hotkey> ls: cannot access /media/dis: No such file or directory
[18:27] <bobertdos> disk
[18:27] <bobertdos> with a k
[18:27] <Hotkey> lol works fine with the "k" in there
[18:27] <bobertdos> So that is the Windows drive, right?
[18:27] <bobertdos> Okay good
[18:27] <Hotkey> ya - i see lottsa windows line items
[18:28] <bobertdos> good
[18:28] <bobertdos> Now, type: mount
[18:28] <Hotkey> and press enter?
[18:28] <bobertdos> yeah
[18:29] <Hotkey> large linux command list
[18:29] <bobertdos> Find the line with ntfs in it and tell me what it says on the left for a directory
[18:29] <bobertdos> Your're looking for something like: /dev/sd.....
[18:30] <Hotkey> not seeing it
[18:30] <bobertdos> er.......We should use fdisk instead.
[18:31] <bobertdos> type: sudo fdisk -l
[18:31] <Hotkey> ?
[18:31] <Hotkey> ok
[18:31] <bobertdos> (that's the letter l by the way)
[18:31] <Hotkey> done
[18:31] <bobertdos> Find the line that has ntfs in it.
[18:31] <Hotkey> looking for this: /dev/sda2   *           9       22955   184321777+   7  HPFS/NTFS
[18:32] <bobertdos> yes sir
[18:32] <Hotkey> :)
[18:32] <bobertdos> now, I will copy and paste the next command, because it's long. I suggest you copy and paste it too.
[18:32] <Hotkey> k
[18:35] <bobertdos> actually, before that
[18:35] <Hotkey> ya?
[18:35] <bobertdos> type: gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
[18:36] <Hotkey> editor is open
[18:36] <bobertdos> with fstab?
[18:36] <Hotkey> ya
[18:37] <bobertdos> k, now somewhere in that file, probably down below your Linux hard drive, sandwich this in there:
[18:38] <bobertdos> /dev/sda2 UUID=12102C02102CEB83  /media/disk  ntfs-3g  auto,users,uid=1000,gid=100,dmask=027,fmask=137,utf8  0  0
[18:38] <bobertdos> You could probably put it at the bottom of the file too. That would likely be easier.
[18:39] <Hotkey> is this the linux hd? # /dev/sda5 UUID=e9786600-b9b5-4ff8-a920-a56ea1d997fd /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
[18:39] <Hotkey> o ok
[18:39] <bobertdos> yeah, it is
[18:39] <Hotkey> sandwich or bottom?
[18:39] <bobertdos> up to you :p
[18:39] <Hotkey> bottom pasted in
[18:41] <bobertdos> Now save the file.
[18:42] <Hotkey> done
[18:42] <bobertdos> Then, back in the terminal, type: sudo mount -a
[18:42] <Hotkey> [mntent]: line 11 in /etc/fstab is bad
[18:42] <Hotkey> :(
[18:42] <bobertdos> uh oh
[18:42] <Hotkey> uh oh
[18:42] <bobertdos> I assume line 11 is what was just added.
[18:43] <Hotkey> il  gksudo gedit /etc/fstab again
[18:43] <Hotkey> ya line 11 it is.
[18:43] <bobertdos> k, get rid of it
[18:44] <Hotkey> this is the line /dev/sda2 UUID	=12102C02102CEB83  /media/disk  ntfs-3g  auto,users,uid=1000,gid=100,dmask=027,fmask=137,utf8  0  0
[18:44] <Hotkey> gone
[18:44] <Hotkey> save/close?
[18:44] <bobertdos> Use this one instead: /dev/sda2 /media/disk ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
[18:44] <Hotkey> ok dun
[18:44] <Hotkey> saved closed
[18:45] <bobertdos> okay, try sudo mount -a again
[18:45] <Hotkey> this again?  sudo mount -a
[18:45] <Hotkey> k
[18:45] <Hotkey> no response
[18:45] <bobertdos> No response = good response :)
[18:45] <Hotkey> LOL = ok
[18:46] <bobertdos> Now, the next time you reboot, the drive SHOULD automatically be there and the shortcut SHOULD work.
[18:46] <Hotkey> shutdown, reboot, cross fingers!
[18:46] <bobertdos> yes
[18:47] <Hotkey> thanks so much for helping.  patience is a virtue.
[18:47] <bobertdos> yes, yes it is
[18:47] <bobertdos> I will still be here if there are any problems.
[18:47] <Hotkey> by the way - do you use xchat as irc client or is there something better
[18:48] <bobertdos> I use Pidgin actually.
[18:48] <Hotkey> i'll try that next time - i do have it and use it for other msgr. services - so makes sense.  thx again.
[18:48] <Hotkey> bbl