windows Mount problem

[rmx]

Hi.

I have a double boot ubuntu 8.04/ XP.
the thing is that the /boot directory was erased from XP and I don't have the CD.
i have a backup on an external drive.
so Everything would be ok if ubuntu let me mount my xp drive.

I've done this several times:

rui@rmx:~$ sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o remove_hiberfile
$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs-3g force 0 0


and


rui@rmx:~$ sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o force
Windows is hibernated, refused to mount.
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not permitted
The NTFS partition is hibernated. Please resume and shutdown Windows
properly, or mount the volume read-only with the 'ro' mount option, or
mount the volume read-write with the 'remove_hiberfile' mount option.
For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o remove_hiberfile



And I added to fstab the following line
/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs-3g force 0 0


But last time I shutdown XP (when I erased the /boot), so windows is not hibernated.

Anyway I can't boot windows, so I guess I must "cheat" ubuntu somehow.

Any clue?

Thanks

Rmx

[jualin]

Add the "ro" command suggested.

[rmx]

Yeah
That way I can mount the drive, but only read only
And I need to write on it

[rmx]

Anyone has a clue?

Thanks

Rui

[finito]

just curious did you try

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o remove_hiberfile

[rmx]

I've done that as I said before:

Hi.

I've done this several times:


rui@rmx:~$ sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o remove_hiberfile

$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs-3g force 0 0


and


rui@rmx:~$ sudo mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o force

Windows is hibernated, refused to mount.
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not permitted
The NTFS partition is hibernated. Please resume and shutdown Windows
properly, or mount the volume read-only with the 'ro' mount option, or
mount the volume read-write with the 'remove_hiberfile' mount option.
For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows -o remove_hiberfile



And I added to fstab the following line
/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs-3g force 0 0

Rmx

[rmx]

anymore sugestions please?

[rmx]

please please please?
:)