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    Like HELP !!!

    Okay , so here's the thing : My filesystem refuses to mount . And I'm pretty sure of the cause too - a short while ago I had the brilliant idea of adding data=writeback to my fstab file without considering the repercussions of it clashing with the other tweaks already in there . The end result : my system won't boot . I tried to remount the disk as rw

    mount -n -o remount,rw /

    but that doesn't work either

    Here's a paste out of my fstab :


    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
    # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
    # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
    #
    # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
    proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
    /host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk / ext4 discard,data=writeback,loop,errors=remount-ro,noatime,nodiratime 0 1
    /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk none swap loop,sw 0 0
    tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0


    I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS . Please help me out on this guys .....

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    Re: Like HELP !!!

    Use a liveCD or liveUSB, mount your internal HD and fix the fstab on the internal HD

    PS A title like 'I scr.w.d up my fstab' is more useful
    If you don't make backups of your important data, your data is obviously not important to you.

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    Re: Like HELP !!!

    Thanks for the tip Wim , this was actually my first thought too . Only problem is that I have actually installed ubuntu on winxp as a software , not as a separate OS . So even the live USB doesn't show the root partition . Any help here ?

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    Re: Like HELP !!!

    I found How can I access my Wubi install and repair my install if it won't boot? by googling for 'wubi fix fstab'

    Hope it helps
    If you don't make backups of your important data, your data is obviously not important to you.

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    Re: Like HELP !!!

    Thanks for the tip Wim , this was actually my first thought too . Only problem is that I have actually installed ubuntu on winxp as a software , not as a separate OS . So even the live USB doesn't show the root partition . Any help here ?

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    Re: Like HELP !!!

    'Like HELP !!!'?
    What's wrong with descriptive titles?

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    Re: Like HELP !!!

    Quote Originally Posted by mikewhatever View Post
    'Like HELP !!!'?
    What's wrong with descriptive titles?
    Maybe you should read the replies Was already mentioned
    If you don't make backups of your important data, your data is obviously not important to you.

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    Re: Like HELP !!!

    Hey Wim , thanks for all the help ... unfortunately your link didn't solve my problem . Oh well , time for a fresh installation I guess...maybe this time I'll give Natty a try . Cheers

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