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can't detect HDD

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Ankit Agrawal
Ankit Agrawal Original post #1
Apr 22, 2007 at 7:21 PM
hi friends...
I recently installed Ubuntu.i hav got Xp on my 80 GB hdd and Ubuntu on separte 40 Gb hdd. When I boot in ubuntu, it is not able to mount my 80 gb any partition.
the partition of 80 GB are- ntfs(20gb for win), fat32(30), ntfs(30)
plz help me guys as i want to open my files in ubuntu.
thanx
praka123
praka123 #2
Apr 22, 2007 at 9:19 PM
post ur /etc/fstab.also do u use latest version of Ubuntu?
Ankit Agrawal
Ankit Agrawal #3
Apr 22, 2007 at 9:41 PM
thanx , but i couldn't get ur point..
i'm using ubuntu 6.06..
praka123
praka123 #4
Apr 22, 2007 at 9:44 PM
^I'm saying an option-that u upgrade to latest Ubuntu version called Feisty.
/etc/fstab is a file browse into the folder and see that file;it controls the mounting of fs.
vignesh
vignesh #5
Apr 23, 2007 at 9:28 PM
Ankit as praka123 is saying post ur /etc/fstab ..

Open a terminal

$cat /etc/fstab

copy and paste the output here...