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    Ubuntu 7.10 problems...

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by JCMS, Jan 24, 2008.

  1. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    1. My NTFS partitions stopped being mounted, I can see them in /media/ but they show as empty, can't access them. Happened after installing updates

    2. The extra workplace/desktops have been "locked", I can only access the 1st one. Happened after installing Beryl + Emerald.

    3. Can't use flash on Opera 9.25. I could use Firefox if the interface wasn't so big, it looks like the web pages seen with Firefox are in 1280x800 versus my 1680x1050 (looks okay in IE7 + Opera). It's really big imo and I can see less things.

    Thanks!
     
  2. John B

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    1- Can you mount the partitions manually?

    2- Beryl or Compiz Fusion?
     
  3. JCMS

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    I dunno. How do I do that? >-<

    I have both installed.
     
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    1- Could you post the content of your /etc/fstab file?

    2- To enable the desktop effects you should click on System --> Preferences --> Appearance --> Desktop effects (remove any additional packages if you don't need them..these steps will do the job to enable desktop effects)
     
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    okay thanks I'll be taking a pic and uploading it soon.

    Yes yes everything is enabled, I can see 4 desktop icons near the trash but I can't access any, except the one that Ubuntu boots on of course. It doesn't do anything when I click on one, dragging an app on the edge of the screen doesn't do anything either.

    EDIT: # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
    proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
    # /dev/sda3
    UUID=1d209180-ff70-49a9-815b-55d0c3e1e3c4 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
    # /dev/sda1
    UUID=14664FE1664FC1EA /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
    # /dev/sda2
    UUID=88BC8802BC87E8D0 /media/sda2 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
    # /dev/sda5
    UUID=224e5304-13d6-4a69-8395-74408c9c27fe none swap sw 0 0
    /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0

    I need to mount sda1 & 2

    By big I mean this-> http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotqe5.png
     
  6. altimar

    altimar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Code:
    sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /media/sda1
    If that succeeds, then the problem must lie in the fstab. The UUIDs look suspect to me. Notice they are shorter than the ext & swap partitions. I do not have access to my computer to check if that's normal or not. I actually don't like using UUIDs at all. On my laptop, I changed them all to the device descriptor. Eg.

    Code:
    #/dev/sda1
    [B]/dev/sda1[/B] /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
    On the other hand, if mounting the partition manually doesn't work, then the problem may be that the update you did included a kernel upgrade and you need the corresponding NTFS kernel module. I know this used to be the case, but I can't seem to find any info on having to do this, so maybe they've been able to create a generic module and the problem is something else. You don't have any ntfs related updates available?

    Let us know if mounting manually works or not.
     
  7. JCMS

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    the mount command says

    $LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
    Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
    Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

    Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
    clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
    taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

    Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
    your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

    mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 -o force

    Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

    /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0

    could it be because it is in hibernation (vista)?

    EDIT: Yup that was it, my 2 NTFS drivers are working now. Now only need to fix the "locked" multi-desktops & big font at some places (about only this forums) in FF.