vampire, if you set your /etc/fstab to mount your partitions with "NTFS" (i mean read only, the default style) the icons appear on desktop?
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vampire, if you set your /etc/fstab to mount your partitions with "NTFS" (i mean read only, the default style) the icons appear on desktop?
A Carafe of Ubuntu
That's strange...no icon. I did expect it to work (with the NTFS - read only), in fact before installing the ntfs-3g package I had the icons on the desktop...and changing fstab as you said (so basically restoring the working configuration) doesn't show them....
Code:# /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # /dev/hdb2 UUID=edf52180-dae7-4e4d-aa86-7093e732798b / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 # /dev/hdb1 UUID=E0ECE3E5ECE3B3C6 /media/hdb1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,gid=46 0 0 # /dev/sda5 UUID=60BCECE3BCECB526 /media/sda5 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,gid=46 0 0 # /dev/sdb1 UUID=34741DE0741DA5A0 /media/sdb1 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,gid=46 0 0 # /dev/sdb5 UUID=7A88AFB688AF6EF7 /media/sdb5 ntfs defaults,nls=utf8,gid=46 0 0 # /dev/hdb6 UUID=a508c748-eee0-47d4-b388-bb9925e978b9 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2 # /dev/hdb5 UUID=81410a3d-0907-4857-8e35-f4867c864d78 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 /dev/hdd /media/cdrom2 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
Ubuntu or Windows? When ubuntu works it's awesome...when it doesn't it's a pain (as everything that doesn't work).
When Windows works...who said that it works?
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Hmm... try this: http://johnny.chadda.se/2006/10/30/h...cons-in-gnome/
Maybe it works
A Carafe of Ubuntu
Thanks...that didn't work as the "volumes_visible" option was already cheched, but thatnks anyway as that configuration editor can be handy (I didn't know about it).
I discovered one thing. As I said, if I restart the PC the partitions are not automatically mounted, if I go to "Places-->Computer" I can see all the partiotions...if I double click it gives me an error saying that I don't have the right priviledes....then I just run the "sudo mount -a" command, and the partitions become accessible (and the appropriate icons appear on the desk).
Couldn't be possible that the system at start up tries to automatically boot the partitions, but he doesn't have the appropriate privileges so it doesn't mount them.
Instead when I manually run the "sudo mount -a" command I have to insert the password and therefore I have the privileges only at that point.
Does this make any sense? Do I have to set the fstab to have root privileges or something like that?
Couldn't be something that is privileges related?
Last edited by vampire666eng; September 21st, 2007 at 02:11 PM.
Ubuntu or Windows? When ubuntu works it's awesome...when it doesn't it's a pain (as everything that doesn't work).
When Windows works...who said that it works?
Just Give Me the Beans!
Vampire, that /etc/fstab is read and executed before authentification, so it has all permisions needed. I really have no ideea what's the problem, but I can give you a link to see how a line in /etc/fstab should look.
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:F...d_write_access
Sorry I can't help you, but I'm a linux beginner also, so, I have no idea what those umask, gid, nls fields are all about. I just got lucky and for me it works. Apparently, you have screwed something, I don't know what.
I suggest you to make a new thread, with a nice and intuitive title, so you can have someone more experienced give you an answer.
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I don't know why the gpg key doesn't seem to work. Try re-adding it.Originally Posted by jdackle
I'm feeling silly...
Can't anybody say something?... Anything?...
If it doesn't work, you can just ignore that warning and continue the installation.
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mike, I don't know, those UUID's make me feel dizzy. Try wrinting normal, old style lines in /etc/fstab.
I mean, instead of those UUID's, write something like this:
/dev/sda2 /media/sda2 ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
Oh, and take a look at ubuntu feisty guide ( http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:F...d_write_access ) to see how /etc/fstab should look.
Good luck!
A Carafe of Ubuntu
kingofpain, even if we didn't solve the problem...thanks a lot for all your help and interest on the matter. It was much appreciated!
Ubuntu or Windows? When ubuntu works it's awesome...when it doesn't it's a pain (as everything that doesn't work).
When Windows works...who said that it works?
Way Too Much Ubuntu
I reformatted, oh well. Even then it took a lot of trying and frustration (and several reinstalls) before I was able to boot normally. In the end, I even had to wipe my home partition! Kind of defeats the purpose, huh?
-mike
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Wow, but at least, it works now?
@ vampire : yo're welcome!
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