sandipg
June 9th, 2008, 12:27 PM
Hi,
I'm a linux noob and I'm currently running the 8.04 ubuntu live cd.
I previously had feisty installed but didn't use it. I may add that my linux grub was corrupted and my dual boot (with xp) failed (ie i didnt see the menu for selecting the OS while booting).
Thus I was confined to using xp.
Now recently my xp has been showing problems - so I went for a repair installation - it got further screwed up - so much so that on booting, the desktop is blank and I'm forced to reboot. So I am currently using the linux live cd.
I want to install ubuntu 8.04 in place of ubuntu feisty and at the same time set my grub straight.
One more thing>>> I am unable to mount (access) C drive from linux. I get an error like so:
Logfile indicated unclean shutdown (0,0) Failed to mount dev/sda1. Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use.
It then asks me to shutdown Windows cleanly after removing any external devices safely >>> Which I cannot do since my XP is screwed.
Its crucial I transfer all my data from C drive in case I need to format my C drive for a fresh install of XP.
Also, I am an amateur Rails developer and would like a distro ideally suited for the same.
Thanks,
Sandip
I'm a linux noob and I'm currently running the 8.04 ubuntu live cd.
I previously had feisty installed but didn't use it. I may add that my linux grub was corrupted and my dual boot (with xp) failed (ie i didnt see the menu for selecting the OS while booting).
Thus I was confined to using xp.
Now recently my xp has been showing problems - so I went for a repair installation - it got further screwed up - so much so that on booting, the desktop is blank and I'm forced to reboot. So I am currently using the linux live cd.
I want to install ubuntu 8.04 in place of ubuntu feisty and at the same time set my grub straight.
One more thing>>> I am unable to mount (access) C drive from linux. I get an error like so:
Logfile indicated unclean shutdown (0,0) Failed to mount dev/sda1. Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use.
It then asks me to shutdown Windows cleanly after removing any external devices safely >>> Which I cannot do since my XP is screwed.
Its crucial I transfer all my data from C drive in case I need to format my C drive for a fresh install of XP.
Also, I am an amateur Rails developer and would like a distro ideally suited for the same.
Thanks,
Sandip