=== tritium_ is now known as tritium === pleia2 changed the topic of #ubuntu-classroom to: Ubuntu Open Week is over, thanks for participating! | Information and Logs: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOpenWeek | Next Session: Monday 28th July at 14:00 UTC: MOTU School Session: Maintainer Scripts by Cesare Tirabassi [18:22] im in class [18:23] We just need to work with the terminal a bit, Hotkey. [18:23] OK - did you see my last post [18:23] Schools out for summer [18:23] yes [18:23] that shortcut will not stay there after reboot? [18:24] The shortcut will stay there, but if the drive isn't mounted, it will be a broken shortcut. [18:24] aha [18:24] terminal open [18:25] alright, first we need to make sure we know a couple locations of things [18:26] k [18:26] try typing: ls /media/disk (I'm assuming that's where your Windows drive mounted itself). [18:26] ls: cannot access /media/dis: No such file or directory [18:27] disk [18:27] with a k [18:27] lol works fine with the "k" in there [18:27] So that is the Windows drive, right? [18:27] Okay good [18:27] ya - i see lottsa windows line items [18:28] good [18:28] Now, type: mount [18:28] and press enter? [18:28] yeah [18:29] large linux command list [18:29] Find the line with ntfs in it and tell me what it says on the left for a directory [18:29] Your're looking for something like: /dev/sd..... [18:30] not seeing it [18:30] er.......We should use fdisk instead. [18:31] type: sudo fdisk -l [18:31] ? [18:31] ok [18:31] (that's the letter l by the way) [18:31] done [18:31] Find the line that has ntfs in it. [18:31] looking for this: /dev/sda2 * 9 22955 184321777+ 7 HPFS/NTFS [18:32] yes sir [18:32] :) [18:32] now, I will copy and paste the next command, because it's long. I suggest you copy and paste it too. [18:32] k [18:35] actually, before that [18:35] ya? [18:35] type: gksudo gedit /etc/fstab [18:36] editor is open [18:36] with fstab? [18:36] ya [18:37] k, now somewhere in that file, probably down below your Linux hard drive, sandwich this in there: [18:38] /dev/sda2 UUID=12102C02102CEB83 /media/disk ntfs-3g auto,users,uid=1000,gid=100,dmask=027,fmask=137,utf8 0 0 [18:38] You could probably put it at the bottom of the file too. That would likely be easier. [18:39] is this the linux hd? # /dev/sda5 UUID=e9786600-b9b5-4ff8-a920-a56ea1d997fd / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 [18:39] o ok [18:39] yeah, it is [18:39] sandwich or bottom? [18:39] up to you :p [18:39] bottom pasted in [18:41] Now save the file. [18:42] done [18:42] Then, back in the terminal, type: sudo mount -a [18:42] [mntent]: line 11 in /etc/fstab is bad [18:42] :( [18:42] uh oh [18:42] uh oh [18:42] I assume line 11 is what was just added. [18:43] il gksudo gedit /etc/fstab again [18:43] ya line 11 it is. [18:43] k, get rid of it [18:44] 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] gone [18:44] save/close? [18:44] Use this one instead: /dev/sda2 /media/disk ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0 [18:44] ok dun [18:44] saved closed [18:45] okay, try sudo mount -a again [18:45] this again? sudo mount -a [18:45] k [18:45] no response [18:45] No response = good response :) [18:45] LOL = ok [18:46] Now, the next time you reboot, the drive SHOULD automatically be there and the shortcut SHOULD work. [18:46] shutdown, reboot, cross fingers! [18:46] yes [18:47] thanks so much for helping. patience is a virtue. [18:47] yes, yes it is [18:47] I will still be here if there are any problems. [18:47] by the way - do you use xchat as irc client or is there something better [18:48] I use Pidgin actually. [18:48] i'll try that next time - i do have it and use it for other msgr. services - so makes sense. thx again. [18:48] bbl === Moot2 is now known as MootBot