Automount NTFS + FAT32 Partitions

[alanorozco]

Hi.

I have to hard drives, one IDE and one SATA. The IDE drive is divided in two patitions: System (NTFS, /dev/sda1) and PROFILE (FAT32, /dev/sda5). The SATA drive is divided in another two partitions: Media (NTFS, /dev/sdb1) and Work (NTFS, /dev/sdb5).

Following this guide, I was able to r/w my NTFS partitions, but the problem is that I have to mount them every time I boot in Ubuntu.

So, I searched a bit, and found some information about /etc/fstab. I copied the contents of fstab and added a few lines to automount my other two NTFS drives (Wubi installed Ubuntu in "Work" (/dev/sda5), for some weird reason) and my FAT32 drive.

This is how the new file looked like:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#  -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config -- 
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/loop7 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/loop6 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/loop5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/loop4 /media/extra auto defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb5 /media/Work ntfs umask=222,utf8 0 0

##Added content starts here
/dev/sdb1 /media/Media ntfs auto defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs auto defaults 0 0
/dev/sda5 /media/PROFILE vfat auto defaults 0 0

I saved the new file in /media/Work/fstabNew and copied it to /etc/fstab using sudo -s.

When I restarted and booted into Ubuntu, the three new partitions were NOT mounted and I could not even see them in Computer.

The point is that maybe I didn't modify my fstab file correctly. Mind to help?

And yes, I made sure that /etc/fstab was changed.

[ago]

The windows partition that contains the wubi folder is already automounted in media host (wubi beta3+)
For the others, did you create the folders in /media as well?

You can simply try to mount them monually (no need to reboot), once a line is in fstab you can call it by providing either the device or the mountpoint.

sudo mount /dev/sda5

Finally, to get r/w capabilities in ntfs you want to use "ntfs-3g" not "ntfs".

[alanorozco]

The windows partition that contains the wubi folder is already automounted in media host (wubi beta3+)

I'm using Wubi b3 and it's not mounted.

For the others, did you create the folders in /media as well?

No, I didn't know I had to.

Finally, to get r/w capabilities in ntfs you want to use "ntfs-3g" not "ntfs".

I'm going to try that, thanks.

[ago]

I'm using Wubi b3 and it's not mounted.

Hmm, it should be mounted,if it's not it's an issue...

[alanorozco]

It didn't work

The drives weren't mounted and they don't show up in Places > Computer.

I did make the new folders in /media/.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#  -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config -- 
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/loop7 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/loop6 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/loop5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/loop4 /media/extra auto defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb5 /media/Work ntfs umask=222,utf8 0 0

##Added content starts here
/dev/sdb1 /media/Media ntfs-3g auto defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs-3g auto defaults 0 0
/dev/sda5 /media/PROFILE vfat auto defaults 0 0

[ago]

What do you see under /media/host? Is there a /media/host folder at all? Can you look into c:\wubi\logs\lupin.log which is inside the windows partition?

[alanorozco]

What do you see under /media/host? Is there a /media/host folder at all?

Yes, it's the /dev/sdb5 partition (Work).

[ecology2007]

If you ever still have the img files, could you tell me exactly their size in bytes ? (even if you converted them to NTFS)
You can do that by left clicking it in windows explorer and looking at properties.

[ago]

Yes, it's the /dev/sdb5 partition (Work).

I don't understand, do you see files under /media/host? If so why do you claim that it is not mounted?

[alanorozco]

I don't understand, do you see files under /media/host? If so why do you claim that it is not mounted?

Oh, I misread your post, it's mounted. I thought you meant C:

If you ever still have the img files, could you tell me exactly their size in bytes ? (even if you converted them to NTFS)
You can do that by left clicking it in windows explorer and looking at properties.

I uninstalled Wubi (I temporally installed it to check out Feisty). Sorry.

I still need an answer, though. I'm going to install Feisty in an ext3 partition once it's released.