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  1. #1
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    [SOLVED] Auto-Mount XP Partition

    Hi, just installed Ubuntu onto my wife's laptop, but she wanted to keep Windows XP 'just incase'. She wants to be able to access her files from the XP partition, which I know can be done. I've had problems doing this myself, wondering if anyone can help, as we're both PC newbs.

    I've asked a similar question before, so I'll be predictive and tell you the outputs of various commands:

    sudo fdisk -l
    Code:
    Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0xb8abb8ab
    
       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/sda1   *           1        2550    20482843+   7  HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda2            2551        4803    18097222+  83  Linux
    /dev/sda3            4804        4864      489982+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
    sudo blkid
    Code:
    /dev/sda1: UUID="120C3A5A0C3A38D5" TYPE="ntfs" 
    /dev/sda2: UUID="dd72559b-60d8-456d-9937-f31ffe79e3ef" TYPE="ext3" 
    /dev/sda3: TYPE="swap" UUID="b79735f2-d62b-447c-bdce-3be6b940bbb0"
    cat /etc/fstab
    Code:
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
    proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
    # /dev/sda2
    UUID=dd72559b-60d8-456d-9937-f31ffe79e3ef /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
    # /dev/sda3
    UUID=b79735f2-d62b-447c-bdce-3be6b940bbb0 none            swap    sw              0       0
    /dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
    mount
    Code:
    /dev/sda2 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro)
    proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
    /sys on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
    varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=0755)
    varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
    udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
    devshm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
    devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
    lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.24-22-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw)
    securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
    gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/melissa/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=melissa)
    Thanks very much in advance

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    Re: Auto-Mount XP Partition

    Use ntfs-config to configure that ntfs partition.

    Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
    Code:
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install ntfs-config
    gksudo ntfs-config
    In the world of Linux, who needs Windows and Gates...

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    Re: Auto-Mount XP Partition

    Thanks, what would an example of what I might want the mount point to be?

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    Re: Auto-Mount XP Partition

    Perhaps you could use /media/windows as the mount point for your ntfs partition. Then, there would be an icon on the desktop so she just has to click the icon to access that partition.
    In the world of Linux, who needs Windows and Gates...

    Got most of my golden beans at an auction on eBay (with a couple of free drinks).

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    Re: Auto-Mount XP Partition

    That's perfect, exactly what we wanted, we both thank you so much for your help!

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