Problem with fstab

[nemodot]

My computer won't boot now that I messed up with fstab.

I was following this tutorial (http://www.techenclave.com/guides-and-tutorials/automounting-ntfs-partitions-during-startup-ubuntu-161249.html) on how to auto mount ntfs partitions but something must have gone wrong.

When I turn on the computer all i get is a black screen.

How can I edit the fstab file in order to erase the lines i added?

[bodhi.zazen]

you will have to boot a live CD, mount your root partition, and edit fstab

Assuming your root partition is /dev/sda1

Boot a live CD and run:


sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
gksu gedit /mnt/etc/fstab

edit the file, save the changes, and reboot to hard drive.

[oldfred]

The instructions said to run this:

sudo mount -a

That confirms that fstab is ok or not. If ok it just returns to the terminal.
Or it lists errors. You need to run that before rebooting to prevent issues.

[philinux]

Also run this from the livecd.


sudo blkid

And make sure the ones quoted on fstab match up.