12.04 to 12.10 upgrade failed , system locked

Why did you not update direct to Trusty? LTS to LTS upgrades are supported and recommended?

On 28.05.2014 16:36, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> Why did you not update direct to Trusty? LTS to LTS upgrades are
> supported and recommended?
I did not upgrade to TRUSTY because from what I could read I had to
upgrade release by release. If I can do an lts to lts upgrade I will. Am
I correct in thinking that TRUSTY is also known as 14.xx .If I upgrade
to TRUSTY can I then go back to my failed upgrade and retreive my stored
data. I'm learning to really like UBUNTU and would like to learn the
system better. Thanks for helping.

Why not just use your data backups? If you don't have a backup, why is there no backup?

On 28.05.2014 18:26, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> actionparsnip requested more information:
> Why not just use your data backups? If you don't have a backup, why
> is
> there no backup?
I must confess I don't have backups , I have only recently got back
into computers after a long layoff. My last computing experience was
with an AMIGA 500 many years ago where everything was on floppy. If I've
lost my data then I guess it's a lesson to me and I'll just have to put
up with it. Thanks

As long as you have not deleted and/or overwritten your hard drive partition(s) with Ubuntu, the data should still be there.

I cannot fully conclude what the status of your system now is. If you try booting, what happens? Please describe in detail what happens when you try starting Ubuntu.

If you are not able to boot into Ubuntu any more, you would need a bootable CD/DVD with Ubuntu, or a bootable USB stick with an Ubuntu installation kit for accessing your old data. Do you have such medium somewhere?

On 28.05.2014 21:26, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> As long as you have not deleted and/or overwritten your hard drive
> partition(s) with Ubuntu, the data should still be there.
>
> I cannot fully conclude what the status of your system now is. If you
> try booting, what happens? Please describe in detail what happens
> when
> you try starting Ubuntu.
>
> If you are not able to boot into Ubuntu any more, you would need a
> bootable CD/DVD with Ubuntu, or a bootable USB stick with an Ubuntu
> installation kit for accessing your old data. Do you have such medium
> somewhere?
My original version of ubuntu ,the 12.04 to 12.10 failed upgrade is
currently stored in xp as a folder called ubuntu 1. I had to do that so
that I could reload 12.04 [non bootable]via xp , it was the only way I
could get my machine running as the version of xp [a bootleg copy from a
friend] will not let me access the net.My machine is a Toshiba satellite
L-300 with 2Gb ram and 160Gb hard drive that I was given second
hand.When I got the machine it was blank but I was also given an ubuntu
5.10 cd which got me started,the past few months have been a very steep
learning curve.After the failed upgrade when I started the machine I
first got the Toshiba logo with the option to press f2 for setup[I
didn't]. Then I got a brown screen saying that it would boot ubuntu
after 10 sec,then it went to a purple screen asking if I wanted to boot
ubuntu with linux or go to recovery mode, under that it also listed
several options of linux, each with attendant recovery modes,that I
could try. If I tried to boot in the top mode the purple screen with
UBUNTU in the centre with five dots below would flash up for a split
second and then go to a black screen and no matter how long I waited it
was totally unresponsive and the only way to get out was to disconnect
the power.If I went through recovery mode I could get to a text screen
that let me log in and from there I could get to to help page,what a
read.If I tried to boot through any of the other linux versions I would
get the purple UBUNTU screen and the system would freeze.The only way to
escape that was to disconnect the power. The copy of 12.04 that I'm on
now came from a non bootable folder on a usb stick. I could not work out
from the help page how to either boot the GUI ,or access the net to try
to repeat the upgrade and hopefully fix the system. Actionparsnip has
told me since I posted my question that I could and should have upgraded
staight to the next LTS version. I hope this helps . many thanks.

I have some problems in understanding your system setup and situation.

You write about booting into XP - how do you do that? And what do you see in that system with respect to hard disk(s) and Ubuntu?
Maybe you have a wubi-installed system (that is Ubuntu inside Windows)?
How did you 'rename my broken system'?

Please explain. We have to fully understand your system setup to be able to provide help.

Hard to say, but at a guess, Ubuntu 12.10 isn't supported any more, so while you will be able to get your data back using a livecd, you probably can't continue the upgrade, as the 12.10 package repository has probably been taken down, or isn't being maintained. Still, that's probably not a lot of help to you, and it would helpful to have the info requested in the last post, so we can help you properly.

Thanks,
Hamish

On 30.05.2014 01:36, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> I have some problems in understanding your system setup and
> situation.
>
> You write about booting into XP - how do you do that? And what do you
> see in that system with respect to hard disk(s) and Ubuntu?
> Maybe you have a wubi-installed system (that is Ubuntu inside
> Windows)?
> How did you 'rename my broken system'?
>
> Please explain. We have to fully understand your system setup to be
> able
> to provide help.
Sorry I've been slow at replying.I've been away. In answer to your
queries,When I turn on my machine I first see the screen with the
Toshiba logo and access to setup. Next I get a monochrome screen that
asks me to select my desired OS ,[in descending order],windows xp or
ubuntu ,if I don't make a choice in 30 sec it automatically boots into
xp. After selecting ubuntu [when trying to boot the failed upgrade]I
then get the screens that I previously told you about. If I boot into xp
and go to look in my hard drive [C:] I see amongst others a folder for
ubuntu [the reload of 12.04 that I'm currently using ]and a folder for
ubuntu a [the broken system]. As I said previously I had to rename the
broken system otherwise it would be wiped when I reloaded my known good
copy of 12.04. When I tried to load my good copy from the usb stick my
machine would tell that a boot system could not be found on the usb
stick,therefore the only way I could get the good copy up and running
was via xp.As far as renaming my broken copy goes,when I tried to load
the good system xp would tell me that ubuntu already existed and if I
continued with loading the good system the broken system would be wiped
and all data would be lost. I therefore used the option in xp to rename
the broken system ubuntu a ,which then let me load the good copy of
ubuntu.Within xp I only see one hard drive. Within ubuntu recovery mode
I see two hard drives , one named windows xp[ntfs] and one for ubuntu.
In response to actionparsnips advice I downloaded 14.04 lts,it took all
night and half of my monthly data. I downloaded it to a usb stick to try
to avoid any problems if the download was not successful.When I attempt
to load 14.04 from the usb stick my machine tells me "cannot find boot
file".If I try to load through 12.04 it tells me that 14.04 is a
wubi.exe and prompts me to use archive manager.On doing so a window
comes up with the following.
An error occurred while loading the archive.
COMMAND LINE OUTPUT
archive:/media/4f44-ca8f/install ubuntu (e)/wubi.exe
[/media/4f44-ca8f/install ubuntu(e)/wubi.exe]
end-of-central-directory signature not found.
either this file is not a zipfile,or it constitutes one disk of a
multi-part archive.In the latter case the central directory and zipfile
will be found on the last disk(s) of this archive.
note:/media/4f44-ca8f/install ubuntu(e)/wubi.exe may be a plain
executable,not an archive.
zipinfo:cannot find zip file directory in one of
/media/4f44-ca8f/install ubuntu(e)/wubi.exe or /media/4f44-ca8f/install
ubuntu(e)/wubi.exe.zip,and cannot find
/media/4f44-ca8f/installubuntu(e)/wubi.exe.ZIP,period.

If I attempt to load 14.04 through xp the following happens;
If I click on "shortcut to install ubuntu(e)" a window opens, the
window is blank but in the lower left corner a % count begins. It gets
to the 5% mark and then goes into an endless loop counting from 0% to
5%. The only way to fix this is to remove power from the machine,if I
try to exit the window in any other way[click on the X in the top right
corner,attempt to use exit command in the top left corner,three key the
machine(ctrl,alt,del)nothing happens.
If I click on " install ubuntu(e)",then click on "wubi" I get the
ubuntu uninstall window ,click uninstall and get successful uninstall.
Then I click on "wubi" and get the ubuntu installer. When I click on
install I get the error message "cannot download the metalink and
therefore the ISO ","for more information ,please see log file:
c:\docume~1\ru12mug\locals~1\temp\wubi-14.04-rev 286.log"

Whew I hope this helps you guys . I am grateful for your attempts to
help me. As I said to actionparsnip if I've lost the data that I had in
the attempted upgrade "12.04 to 12.10 " then it's a lesson on why one
should do regular backups. As I've also said previously no matter what I
do windows does not recognise any attempts to go online, aarrgghhh!!!.
Once again thankyou for all your help.

Looks like you installed using wubi. Did you start the installation from Windows? If so, then you're using wubi, which unfortunatly doesn't work anymore, so instead you'll have to write an ubuntu image to a USB stick or DVD(they have instructions on the website), and then boot off it, though for some reason you said it wasn't working... It could be difficult to get your data back, but it's not necessarily impossible. The solution I can think of uses the commandline though, after booting into recovery mode. What you could do is boot into recovery mode, check all filesystems, drop to root shell prompt, and then plug in a memory stick large enough to hold all your data, and mount it at /mnt with:

mount <deviceandpartitionhere> /mnt

You could figure out the device name and partition using lsblk, and it'll probably be something like /dev/sdb1, which you could then use in the mount command.

Then you could copy your entire documents folder with:

cp -rv /home/<yourusernamehere>/Documents /mnt

Not much, but I hope it'll help you!
Do you see any errors when booting your Ubuntu system?

Thanks,
Hamish

I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu somewhat "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.

Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make sure that there was no misunderstanding:

You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a directory called C:\Ubuntu)
You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.

If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and issue the command
sudo fdisk -l
and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can see.

On 10.06.2014 01:21, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
> somewhat
> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>
> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make
> sure
> that there was no misunderstanding:
>
> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>
> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was
> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and
> issue the command
> sudo fdisk -l
> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can
> see.
Thankyou Hamish and Manfred. I will try to do as you guys suggest and
hopefully get back to you in a day or so. I'm learning a lot in a short
time and I am grateful for your help. I will get back to you soon .
Thanks.

On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu somewhat
> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>
> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make sure
> that there was no misunderstanding:
>
> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a directory called C:\Ubuntu)
> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>
> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and issue the command
> sudo fdisk -l
> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can see.
>
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
[sudo] password for ru12mug:
sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$

> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
[sudo] password for ru12mug:
sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$

Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't get
much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my issue
correctly. Thanks,Steve

Ah, that because it's fdisk -l with a space between fdisk and -l, and
it's a lower-case L, rather than the number 1. It's easily done :)

Hamish

On 11/06/14 21:36, Steve Dunk wrote:
> Question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Steve Dunk gave more information on the question:
> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>
>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu somewhat
>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>
>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make sure
>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>
>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>
>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and issue the command
>> sudo fdisk -l
>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can see.
>>
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>
> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't get
> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my issue
> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>

On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>
>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu somewhat
>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>
>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make sure
>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>
>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>
>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was
>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and
>> issue the command
>> sudo fdisk -l
>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can see.
>>
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>
> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't get
> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my issue
> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>
Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for ru12mug:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
   I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data allowance
to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I do I
will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve

Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more information.

Please execute the commands

uname -a
lsb_relase -a
df -h
mount

Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands with your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is shown in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the terminal window for execution.

On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>
>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu somewhat
>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>
>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make sure
>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>
>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>
>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was
>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and
>>>> issue the command
>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can see.
>>>>
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>
>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't get
>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my issue
>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>
>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>
>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>
>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>
>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>
>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>>
>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>
>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data allowance
>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I do I
>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more information.
>
> Please execute the commands
>
> uname -a
> lsb_relase -a
> df -h
> mount
>
> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands with
> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is shown
> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the
> terminal window for execution.
>
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
/dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
/dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
/dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
/dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
(rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
(rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
(rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
/dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
(rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
                           lsb_release -a
                                    df -h
                                             mount
Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or do I
just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I find
it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are putting
into this.

Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of

ls -l /host

On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make
>>>>>> sure
>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was
>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and
>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can
>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't
>>>>> get
>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my issue
>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>
>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>> fdisk -l
>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>> allowance
>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I do I
>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>
>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>
>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>
>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more information.
>>>
>>> Please execute the commands
>>>
>>> uname -a
>>> lsb_relase -a
>>> df -h
>>> mount
>>>
>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands with
>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is shown
>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the
>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>> No LSB modules are available.
>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>> Release: 12.04
>> Codename: precise
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>
>>
>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>
>>
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>> df -h
>> mount
>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or do I
>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I find
>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are putting
>> into this.
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>
> ls -l /host
>
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -l /host
total 6060793
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 AUTOEXEC.BAT
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 331 Jun 2 16:48 boot.ini
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:42 CONFIG.SYS
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 4 01:32 Documents and Settings
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 3 07:28 Inetpub
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 IO.SYS
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 MSDOS.SYS
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47564 Feb 28 2006 NTDETECT.COM
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 250032 Feb 28 2006 ntldr
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 2145386496 Jun 11 10:50 pagefile.sys
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 31 03:50 Program Files
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 25 22:09 System Volume Information
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 ubuntu
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 ubuntu a
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4060361708 May 26 20:15 VPa00956
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28672 Jun 3 23:59 WINDOWS
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 135596 Jun 3 06:49 wubildr
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 Jun 2 16:48 wubildr.mbr
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
Hi Manfred. Here's the next installment in the saga. It's starting to
have more chapters than "War and peace".Thanks again,Steve.

Ok, now please provide the output of

ls -la /host/ubuntu
ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a

On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make
>>>>>> sure
>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was
>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t) and
>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can
>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't
>>>>> get
>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my issue
>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>
>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>> fdisk -l
>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>>>>
>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>
>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>> allowance
>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I do I
>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>
>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>
>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>
>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more information.
>>>
>>> Please execute the commands
>>>
>>> uname -a
>>> lsb_relase -a
>>> df -h
>>> mount
>>>
>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands with
>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is shown
>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the
>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>> No LSB modules are available.
>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>> Release: 12.04
>> Codename: precise
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>
>>
>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>
>>
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>> df -h
>> mount
>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or do I
>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I find
>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are putting
>> into this.
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>
> ls -l /host
>
Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390

     Status: Open => Needs information

Manfred Hampl requested more information:
Ok, now please provide the output of

ls -la /host/ubuntu
ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la/host/ubuntu
ls: invalid option -- '/'
Try `ls --help' for more information.
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu
total 2480
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 .
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
total 8
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 .
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
G'day Manfred.The commands that you guys are getting me to input are
unknown to me ,but I'm starting see where it's going. Thanks again,Steve.

And two more commands, slightly different from the last ones

ls -lR /host/ubuntu
ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a

On 06/14/2014 07:33 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
>>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make
>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was
>>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t)
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can
>>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my issue
>>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>>> fdisk -l
>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>
>>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>>
>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7
>>>>> HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>>
>>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>>
>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32
>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>
>>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>>
>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32
>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>>> allowance
>>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I do I
>>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
>>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>>
>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>
>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>
>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more information.
>>>>
>>>> Please execute the commands
>>>>
>>>> uname -a
>>>> lsb_relase -a
>>>> df -h
>>>> mount
>>>>
>>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands with
>>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is shown
>>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
>>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the
>>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>>
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>>> No LSB modules are available.
>>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>>> Release: 12.04
>>> Codename: precise
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>>> df -h
>>> mount
>>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or do I
>>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I find
>>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
>>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are putting
>>> into this.
>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>
>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>
>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>>
>> ls -l /host
>>
> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> Ok, now please provide the output of
>
> ls -la /host/ubuntu
> ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la/host/ubuntu
> ls: invalid option -- '/'
> Try `ls --help' for more information.
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu
> total 2480
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 .
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
> total 8
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 .
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
> G'day Manfred.The commands that you guys are getting me to input are
> unknown to me ,but I'm starting see where it's going. Thanks again,Steve.

Manfred Hampl requested more information:
And two more commands, slightly different from the last ones

ls -lR /host/ubuntu
ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu
/host/ubuntu:
total 2476
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot

/host/ubuntu/disks:
total 18432000
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 boot
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 Jun 14 21:00 root.disk
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Jun 3 06:44 swap.disk

/host/ubuntu/disks/boot:
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 grub

/host/ubuntu/disks/boot/grub:
total 0

/host/ubuntu/install:
total 0

/host/ubuntu/winboot:
total 177
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 153084 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 29 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr-bootstrap.cfg
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1463 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.cfg
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.mbr
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10240 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.tar
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
/host/ubuntu a:
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks

/host/ubuntu a/disks:
total 15107796
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 boot
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 May 25 07:52 root.disk
-rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Aug 17 2013 swap.disk

/host/ubuntu a/disks/boot:
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 grub

/host/ubuntu a/disks/boot/grub:
total 0
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
Here's the next chapter in the manuscript. Thanks again Manfred.
Cheers,Steve.

Ok, here we are: /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk is the 18 GB disk container of the previous Ubuntu installation. I have to look up the right commend to help you access the data in it, but I cannot do that still today.

sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi

sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi

Again, backups would completely remove the need for any of this......

After the command, you can access the data from the 'oldwubi' folder in your users home folder.

On 06/14/2014 09:06 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/14/2014 07:33 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>>>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for Ubuntu
>>>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make
>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>>>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I was
>>>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t)
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can
>>>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I didn't
>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my
>>>>>>> issue
>>>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>>>> fdisk -l
>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7
>>>>>> HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>>>> allowance
>>>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I do I
>>>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
>>>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>>>
>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>
>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>
>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more information.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please execute the commands
>>>>>
>>>>> uname -a
>>>>> lsb_relase -a
>>>>> df -h
>>>>> mount
>>>>>
>>>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands with
>>>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is
>>>>> shown
>>>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
>>>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the
>>>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>>>
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>>>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>>>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>>>> No LSB modules are available.
>>>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>>>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>>>> Release: 12.04
>>>> Codename: precise
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>>>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>>>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>>>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>>>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>>>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>>>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>>>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>>>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>>>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>>>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>>>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>>>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>>>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>>>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>>>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>>>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>>>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>>>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>>>>
>>>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>>>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>>>> df -h
>>>> mount
>>>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>>>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>>>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or do I
>>>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I find
>>>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
>>>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are putting
>>>> into this.
>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>
>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>
>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>>>
>>> ls -l /host
>>>
>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>
>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>
>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>> Ok, now please provide the output of
>>
>> ls -la /host/ubuntu
>> ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la/host/ubuntu
>> ls: invalid option -- '/'
>> Try `ls --help' for more information.
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu
>> total 2480
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 .
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>> total 8
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 .
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>> G'day Manfred.The commands that you guys are getting me to input are
>> unknown to me ,but I'm starting see where it's going. Thanks again,Steve.
>
> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
> And two more commands, slightly different from the last ones
>
> ls -lR /host/ubuntu
> ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu
> /host/ubuntu:
> total 2476
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>
> /host/ubuntu/disks:
> total 18432000
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 boot
> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 Jun 14 21:00 root.disk
> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Jun 3 06:44 swap.disk
>
> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot:
> total 0
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 grub
>
> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot/grub:
> total 0
>
> /host/ubuntu/install:
> total 0
>
> /host/ubuntu/winboot:
> total 177
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 153084 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr
> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 29 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr-bootstrap.cfg
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1463 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.cfg
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.mbr
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10240 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.tar
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
> /host/ubuntu a:
> total 0
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>
> /host/ubuntu a/disks:
> total 15107796
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 boot
> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 May 25 07:52 root.disk
> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Aug 17 2013 swap.disk
>
> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot:
> total 0
> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 grub
>
> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot/grub:
> total 0
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
> Here's the next chapter in the manuscript. Thanks again Manfred.
> Cheers,Steve.
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390

     Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi

sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi

Again, backups would completely remove the need for any of this......

After the command, you can access the data from the 'oldwubi' folder in
your users home folder.
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
[sudo] password for ru12mug:
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
~/oldwubi
host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$

No joy on that one ,but another step is taken, and yes the value of
backups[regularly] has been noted and learnt.Again,many thanks.

You missed the leading slash before the word 'host'

On 06/15/2014 04:19 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/14/2014 09:06 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/14/2014 07:33 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a wubi
>>>>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for
>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make
>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade failed.
>>>>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t)
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can
>>>>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I
>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my
>>>>>>>> issue
>>>>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>>>>> fdisk -l
>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808
>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7
>>>>>>> HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>>>>> allowance
>>>>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I do I
>>>>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
>>>>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more
>>>>>> information.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please execute the commands
>>>>>>
>>>>>> uname -a
>>>>>> lsb_relase -a
>>>>>> df -h
>>>>>> mount
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is
>>>>>> shown
>>>>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
>>>>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the
>>>>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>>>>
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>>>>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>>>>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>>>>> No LSB modules are available.
>>>>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>>>>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>>>>> Release: 12.04
>>>>> Codename: precise
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>>>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>>>>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>>>>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>>>>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>>>>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>>>>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>>>>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>>>>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>>>>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>>>>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>>>>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>>>>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>>>>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>>>>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>>>>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>>>>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>>>>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>>>>> df -h
>>>>> mount
>>>>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>>>>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>>>>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or
>>>>> do I
>>>>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I
>>>>> find
>>>>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
>>>>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are
>>>>> putting
>>>>> into this.
>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>
>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>
>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>>>>
>>>> ls -l /host
>>>>
>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>
>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>
>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>> Ok, now please provide the output of
>>>
>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la/host/ubuntu
>>> ls: invalid option -- '/'
>>> Try `ls --help' for more information.
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>> total 2480
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 .
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>> total 8
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 .
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>> G'day Manfred.The commands that you guys are getting me to input are
>>> unknown to me ,but I'm starting see where it's going. Thanks
>>> again,Steve.
>>
>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>> And two more commands, slightly different from the last ones
>>
>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>> /host/ubuntu:
>> total 2476
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>
>> /host/ubuntu/disks:
>> total 18432000
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 boot
>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 Jun 14 21:00 root.disk
>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Jun 3 06:44 swap.disk
>>
>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot:
>> total 0
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 grub
>>
>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot/grub:
>> total 0
>>
>> /host/ubuntu/install:
>> total 0
>>
>> /host/ubuntu/winboot:
>> total 177
>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 153084 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr
>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 29 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr-bootstrap.cfg
>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1463 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.cfg
>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.mbr
>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10240 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.tar
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>> /host/ubuntu a:
>> total 0
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>
>> /host/ubuntu a/disks:
>> total 15107796
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 boot
>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 May 25 07:52 root.disk
>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Aug 17 2013 swap.disk
>>
>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot:
>> total 0
>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 grub
>>
>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot/grub:
>> total 0
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>> Here's the next chapter in the manuscript. Thanks again Manfred.
>> Cheers,Steve.
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>
> sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi
>
> Again, backups would completely remove the need for any of this......
>
> After the command, you can access the data from the 'oldwubi' folder in
> your users home folder.
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
> ~/oldwubi
> host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>
> No joy on that one ,but another step is taken, and yes the value of
> backups[regularly] has been noted and learnt.Again,many thanks.
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
[sudo] password for ru12mug:
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/ru12mug/oldwubi': File exists
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
~/oldwubi
/host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$

Hi A. P. ,still no love from the machine.As I've said before if it's
gone ,it's gone. But I do appreciate all of the effort you guys have
been putting in. Thanks again,Steve.

Ok, I see actionparsnip has already the command before I had time to look it up. I guess the problem that it does not work is the first letter in the word Ubuntu - Unix is case sensitive, so please try again with

sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi

but this time with s lower case u in ubuntu\ a (some web browsers do an automatic typo error correction and convert "ubuntu" to "Ubuntu", even if it is wrong in that case).

On 06/16/2014 06:40 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/15/2014 04:19 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/14/2014 09:06 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/14/2014 07:33 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a
>>>>>>>>>> wubi
>>>>>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for
>>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to make
>>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade
>>>>>>>>>> failed.
>>>>>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I
>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing ctrl-alt-t)
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we can
>>>>>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I
>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my
>>>>>>>>> issue
>>>>>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>>>>>> fdisk -l
>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808
>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7
>>>>>>>> HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>>>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200 sectors
>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064 sectors
>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>>>>>> allowance
>>>>>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I
>>>>>>>> do I
>>>>>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It was
>>>>>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more
>>>>>>> information.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please execute the commands
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> uname -a
>>>>>>> lsb_relase -a
>>>>>>> df -h
>>>>>>> mount
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is
>>>>>>> shown
>>>>>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
>>>>>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into the
>>>>>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>>>>>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>>>>>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>>>>>> No LSB modules are available.
>>>>>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>>>>>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>>>>>> Release: 12.04
>>>>>> Codename: precise
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>>>>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>>>>>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>>>>>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>>>>>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>>>>>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>>>>>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>>>>>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>>>>>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>>>>>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>>>>>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>>>>>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>>>>>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>>>>>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>>>>>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>>>>>> df -h
>>>>>> mount
>>>>>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>>>>>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>>>>>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or
>>>>>> do I
>>>>>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I
>>>>>> find
>>>>>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
>>>>>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are
>>>>>> putting
>>>>>> into this.
>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>
>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>
>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>>>>>
>>>>> ls -l /host
>>>>>
>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>
>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>
>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>> Ok, now please provide the output of
>>>>
>>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la/host/ubuntu
>>>> ls: invalid option -- '/'
>>>> Try `ls --help' for more information.
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>>> total 2480
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 .
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>> total 8
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 .
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>> G'day Manfred.The commands that you guys are getting me to input are
>>>> unknown to me ,but I'm starting see where it's going. Thanks
>>>> again,Steve.
>>>
>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>> And two more commands, slightly different from the last ones
>>>
>>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>>> /host/ubuntu:
>>> total 2476
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu/disks:
>>> total 18432000
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 boot
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 Jun 14 21:00 root.disk
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Jun 3 06:44 swap.disk
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot:
>>> total 0
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 grub
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot/grub:
>>> total 0
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu/install:
>>> total 0
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu/winboot:
>>> total 177
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 153084 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 29 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr-bootstrap.cfg
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1463 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.cfg
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.mbr
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10240 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.tar
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>>> /host/ubuntu a:
>>> total 0
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks:
>>> total 15107796
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 boot
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 May 25 07:52 root.disk
>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Aug 17 2013 swap.disk
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot:
>>> total 0
>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 grub
>>>
>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot/grub:
>>> total 0
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>> Here's the next chapter in the manuscript. Thanks again Manfred.
>>> Cheers,Steve.
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
>> sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>>
>> sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi
>>
>> Again, backups would completely remove the need for any of this......
>>
>> After the command, you can access the data from the 'oldwubi' folder in
>> your users home folder.
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
>> ~/oldwubi
>> host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>
>> No joy on that one ,but another step is taken, and yes the value of
>> backups[regularly] has been noted and learnt.Again,many thanks.
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/ru12mug/oldwubi': File exists
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
> ~/oldwubi
> /host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>
> Hi A. P. ,still no love from the machine.As I've said before if it's
> gone ,it's gone. But I do appreciate all of the effort you guys have
> been putting in. Thanks again,Steve.
     Status: Open => Answered

Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
Ok, I see actionparsnip has already the command before I had time to
look it up. I guess the problem that it does not work is the first
letter in the word Ubuntu - Unix is case sensitive, so please try again
with

sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi

but this time with s lower case u in ubuntu\ a (some web browsers do an
automatic typo error correction and convert "ubuntu" to "Ubuntu", even
if it is wrong in that case).

ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
~/oldwubi
[sudo] password for ru12mug:
ru12mug@ubuntu:~$

Hi Manfred, where do I go to find out if this has made all my dreams
come true? Thanks again,Steve.

You should find your old Ubuntu system in the subdirectory oldwubi of your home directory.
Just open nautilus (the file explorer program) for looking at your home directory, you should see a directory oldwubi inside, and inside that a directory home, and inside that another subdirectory with your old user name etc. etc.

On 06/16/2014 09:34 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/16/2014 06:40 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/15/2014 04:19 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/14/2014 09:06 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/14/2014 07:33 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a
>>>>>>>>>>> wubi
>>>>>>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for
>>>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to
>>>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade
>>>>>>>>>>> failed.
>>>>>>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I
>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing
>>>>>>>>>>> ctrl-alt-t)
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we
>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I
>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my
>>>>>>>>>> issue
>>>>>>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>>>>>>> fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808
>>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7
>>>>>>>>> HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>>>>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200
>>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064
>>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>>>>>>> allowance
>>>>>>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I
>>>>>>>>> do I
>>>>>>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It
>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more
>>>>>>>> information.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please execute the commands
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> uname -a
>>>>>>>> lsb_relase -a
>>>>>>>> df -h
>>>>>>>> mount
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is
>>>>>>>> shown
>>>>>>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press the
>>>>>>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>>>>>>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>>>>>>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>>>>>>> No LSB modules are available.
>>>>>>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>>>>>>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>>>>>>> Release: 12.04
>>>>>>> Codename: precise
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>>>>>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>>>>>>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>>>>>>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>>>>>>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>>>>>>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>>>>>>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>>>>>>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>>>>>>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>>>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>>>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>>>>>>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>>>>>>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>>>>>>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>>>>>>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>>>>>>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>>>>>>> df -h
>>>>>>> mount
>>>>>>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>>>>>>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>>>>>>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or
>>>>>>> do I
>>>>>>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I
>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages. Thanks
>>>>>>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are
>>>>>>> putting
>>>>>>> into this.
>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ls -l /host
>>>>>>
>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>
>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>
>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>> Ok, now please provide the output of
>>>>>
>>>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la/host/ubuntu
>>>>> ls: invalid option -- '/'
>>>>> Try `ls --help' for more information.
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>>>> total 2480
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 .
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>>> total 8
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 .
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>> G'day Manfred.The commands that you guys are getting me to input are
>>>>> unknown to me ,but I'm starting see where it's going. Thanks
>>>>> again,Steve.
>>>>
>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>> And two more commands, slightly different from the last ones
>>>>
>>>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>>>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>>>> /host/ubuntu:
>>>> total 2476
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu/disks:
>>>> total 18432000
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 boot
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 Jun 14 21:00 root.disk
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Jun 3 06:44 swap.disk
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot:
>>>> total 0
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 grub
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot/grub:
>>>> total 0
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu/install:
>>>> total 0
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu/winboot:
>>>> total 177
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 153084 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 29 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr-bootstrap.cfg
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1463 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.cfg
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.mbr
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10240 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.tar
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>> /host/ubuntu a:
>>>> total 0
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks:
>>>> total 15107796
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 boot
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 May 25 07:52 root.disk
>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Aug 17 2013 swap.disk
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot:
>>>> total 0
>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 grub
>>>>
>>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot/grub:
>>>> total 0
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>> Here's the next chapter in the manuscript. Thanks again Manfred.
>>>> Cheers,Steve.
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>
>>> Status: Open => Answered
>>>
>>> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
>>> sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>>>
>>> sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi
>>>
>>> Again, backups would completely remove the need for any of this......
>>>
>>> After the command, you can access the data from the 'oldwubi' folder in
>>> your users home folder.
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
>>> ~/oldwubi
>>> host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>
>>> No joy on that one ,but another step is taken, and yes the value of
>>> backups[regularly] has been noted and learnt.Again,many thanks.
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>> mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/ru12mug/oldwubi': File exists
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
>> ~/oldwubi
>> /host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>
>> Hi A. P. ,still no love from the machine.As I've said before if it's
>> gone ,it's gone. But I do appreciate all of the effort you guys have
>> been putting in. Thanks again,Steve.
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> Ok, I see actionparsnip has already the command before I had time to
> look it up. I guess the problem that it does not work is the first
> letter in the word Ubuntu - Unix is case sensitive, so please try again
> with
>
> sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi
>
> but this time with s lower case u in ubuntu\ a (some web browsers do an
> automatic typo error correction and convert "ubuntu" to "Ubuntu", even
> if it is wrong in that case).
>
>
>
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
> ~/oldwubi
> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>
> Hi Manfred, where do I go to find out if this has made all my dreams
> come true? Thanks again,Steve.
Hi again Manfred, I just went into the "home" folder and there was a
file called old wubi. I'm going to have a closer look , and do a
backup.I'll get back to you in the morning with a proper result.How much
of this saga do I put in the solved page if this is the answer ? Cheers
Steve.

On 06/16/2014 09:45 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
> On 06/16/2014 09:34 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>> On 06/16/2014 06:40 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>> On 06/15/2014 04:19 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>> On 06/14/2014 09:06 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>> On 06/14/2014 07:33 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/13/2014 08:22 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:38 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 06/13/2014 07:18 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 09:44 PM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 06/12/2014 06:30 AM, Steve Dunk wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 06/10/2014 01:21 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree with Hamish, you Ubuntu 12.04 system apparently was a
>>>>>>>>>>>> wubi
>>>>>>>>>>>> installation. That is a technique that offered running Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>>>> somewhat
>>>>>>>>>>>> "inside" Windows. Although there is a wubi.exe available for
>>>>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu
>>>>>>>>>>>> 14.04, that technique is not recommended any more.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Just to repeat what I understand from your output so far, to
>>>>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>>>>> that there was no misunderstanding:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> You had an Ubuntu 12.04 system on your Windows XP system (in a
>>>>>>>>>>>> directory called C:\Ubuntu)
>>>>>>>>>>>> You tried upgrading that to Ubuntu 12.10, but that upgrade
>>>>>>>>>>>> failed.
>>>>>>>>>>>> You renamed the C:\Ubuntu directory to "C:\Ubuntu a"
>>>>>>>>>>>> You installed a new Ubuntu system with wubi that created a new
>>>>>>>>>>>> C:\Ubuntu directory, and you can boot that system.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If that is the case (please confirm or make corrections where I
>>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrong), try booting your Ubuntu 12.04 system.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Then open a terminal (e.g. by simultaneously pressing
>>>>>>>>>>>> ctrl-alt-t)
>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>> issue the command
>>>>>>>>>>>> sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>>>>> and copy/paste all output into this question document that we
>>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>>> see.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk-1
>>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>>> sudo: fdisk-1: command not found
>>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Manfred I don't know what I did wrong but as you can see I
>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>> much of a result. Otherwise ,yes you guys seem to understand my
>>>>>>>>>>> issue
>>>>>>>>>>> correctly. Thanks,Steve
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Hamish, is this what you were chasing.ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo
>>>>>>>>>> fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808
>>>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x721bdd5f
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 * 63 312560639 156280288+ 7
>>>>>>>>>> HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdc: 7759 MB, 7759462400 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> 256 heads, 46 sectors/track, 1286 cylinders, total 15155200
>>>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 * 3256 15155199 7575972 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 32.0 GB, 32026656768 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3893 cylinders, total 62552064
>>>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>>>> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
>>>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>>>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 8192 62552063 31271936 c W95 FAT32
>>>>>>>>>> (LBA)
>>>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
>>>>>>>>>> I hope this helps. On the other stuff,I don't have the data
>>>>>>>>>> allowance
>>>>>>>>>> to download 14.04 until the 23rd of this month but as soon as I
>>>>>>>>>> do I
>>>>>>>>>> will. I tried the recovery as you suggested but I had no joy.It
>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>> worth a whirl and thanks again. Steve
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for the output, but I have to request some more
>>>>>>>>> information.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please execute the commands
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> uname -a
>>>>>>>>> lsb_relase -a
>>>>>>>>> df -h
>>>>>>>>> mount
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just a hint: If you have this text open, mark one of the commands
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> your mouse while pressing the mouse button, such that the text is
>>>>>>>>> shown
>>>>>>>>> in reverse colour. Then switch to the terminal window and press
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> middle mouse button. This should copy and paste the command into
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> terminal window for execution.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>>>>>>>> Linux ubuntu 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25
>>>>>>>> 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
>>>>>>>> No LSB modules are available.
>>>>>>>> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>>>>>>>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
>>>>>>>> Release: 12.04
>>>>>>>> Codename: precise
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ df -h
>>>>>>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
>>>>>>>> /dev/loop0 18G 2.4G 14G 15% /
>>>>>>>> udev 936M 4.0K 936M 1% /dev
>>>>>>>> tmpfs 378M 852K 377M 1% /run
>>>>>>>> none 5.0M 0 5.0M 0% /run/lock
>>>>>>>> none 944M 316K 943M 1% /run/shm
>>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 150G 42G 108G 29% /host
>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 30G 10G 20G 34% /media/3CF6-3A69
>>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 7.3G 7.1G 134M 99% /media/4F44-CA8F
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ mount
>>>>>>>> /dev/loop0 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>>>>>>>> proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>>>> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>>>> none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
>>>>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
>>>>>>>> none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
>>>>>>>> udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
>>>>>>>> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
>>>>>>>> tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
>>>>>>>> none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
>>>>>>>> none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
>>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 on /host type fuseblk
>>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ru12mug/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon
>>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ru12mug)
>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 on /media/3CF6-3A69 type vfat
>>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> /dev/sdc1 on /media/4F44-CA8F type vfat
>>>>>>>> (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ uname -a lsb_release -a
>>>>>>>> df -h
>>>>>>>> mount
>>>>>>>> Hi Manfred, is this what was expected. I have no idea what it means
>>>>>>>> exactly but I hope it helps you guys.Is there a book that I can get
>>>>>>>> somewhere that will help me understand the ubuntu system better or
>>>>>>>> do I
>>>>>>>> just have to print off the help pages. Call me old fashioned but I
>>>>>>>> find
>>>>>>>> it easier to have a hard copy where I can flip between pages.
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>> again to you and Hamish, I appreciate all the time that you are
>>>>>>>> putting
>>>>>>>> into this.
>>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>>> Thank you for the output, now please provide the output of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ls -l /host
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Your question #249390 on Ubuntu changed:
>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Status: Open => Needs information
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>>> Ok, now please provide the output of
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>>>>> ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la/host/ubuntu
>>>>>> ls: invalid option -- '/'
>>>>>> Try `ls --help' for more information.
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu
>>>>>> total 2480
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 .
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>>>> total 8
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 May 26 20:53 .
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jun 11 11:56 ..
>>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>>> G'day Manfred.The commands that you guys are getting me to input are
>>>>>> unknown to me ,but I'm starting see where it's going. Thanks
>>>>>> again,Steve.
>>>>>
>>>>> Manfred Hampl requested more information:
>>>>> And two more commands, slightly different from the last ones
>>>>>
>>>>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>>>>> ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu
>>>>> /host/ubuntu:
>>>>> total 2476
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:48 disks
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 3 06:52 install
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28134 Jun 2 16:43 Ubuntu.ico
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 2504624 Jun 2 16:43 uninstall-wubi.exe
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 winboot
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu/disks:
>>>>> total 18432000
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 boot
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 Jun 14 21:00 root.disk
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Jun 3 06:44 swap.disk
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot:
>>>>> total 0
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jun 2 16:43 grub
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu/disks/boot/grub:
>>>>> total 0
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu/install:
>>>>> total 0
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu/winboot:
>>>>> total 177
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 153084 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 29 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr-bootstrap.cfg
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1463 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.cfg
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.mbr
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10240 Jun 2 16:43 wubildr.tar
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ ls -lR /host/ubuntu\ a
>>>>> /host/ubuntu a:
>>>>> total 0
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 disks
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks:
>>>>> total 15107796
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 boot
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 18605932544 May 25 07:52 root.disk
>>>>> -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 268435456 Aug 17 2013 swap.disk
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot:
>>>>> total 0
>>>>> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 16 2013 grub
>>>>>
>>>>> /host/ubuntu a/disks/boot/grub:
>>>>> total 0
>>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>> Here's the next chapter in the manuscript. Thanks again Manfred.
>>>>> Cheers,Steve.
>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390
>>>>
>>>> Status: Open => Answered
>>>>
>>>> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
>>>> sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>>>>
>>>> sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi
>>>>
>>>> Again, backups would completely remove the need for any of this......
>>>>
>>>> After the command, you can access the data from the 'oldwubi' folder in
>>>> your users home folder.
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
>>>> ~/oldwubi
>>>> host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
>>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>>
>>>> No joy on that one ,but another step is taken, and yes the value of
>>>> backups[regularly] has been noted and learnt.Again,many thanks.
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir ~/oldwubi
>>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>>> mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/ru12mug/oldwubi': File exists
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/Ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
>>> ~/oldwubi
>>> /host/Ubuntu a/disks/root.disk: No such file or directory
>>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>>
>>> Hi A. P. ,still no love from the machine.As I've said before if it's
>>> gone ,it's gone. But I do appreciate all of the effort you guys have
>>> been putting in. Thanks again,Steve.
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
>> Ok, I see actionparsnip has already the command before I had time to
>> look it up. I guess the problem that it does not work is the first
>> letter in the word Ubuntu - Unix is case sensitive, so please try again
>> with
>>
>> sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi
>>
>> but this time with s lower case u in ubuntu\ a (some web browsers do an
>> automatic typo error correction and convert "ubuntu" to "Ubuntu", even
>> if it is wrong in that case).
>>
>>
>>
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk
>> ~/oldwubi
>> [sudo] password for ru12mug:
>> ru12mug@ubuntu:~$
>>
>> Hi Manfred, where do I go to find out if this has made all my dreams
>> come true? Thanks again,Steve.
> Hi again Manfred, I just went into the "home" folder and there was a
> file called old wubi. I'm going to have a closer look , and do a
> backup.I'll get back to you in the morning with a proper result.How much
> of this saga do I put in the solved page if this is the answer ? Cheers
> Steve.
    Status: Open => Answered

Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
You should find your old Ubuntu system in the subdirectory oldwubi of
your home directory.
Just open nautilus (the file explorer program) for looking at your home
directory, you should see a directory oldwubi inside, and inside that a
directory home, and inside that another subdirectory with your old user
name etc. etc.

-- Hi Manfred, it's all there,how do I integrate it into my current
OS.Also how much of all this do I send to the answers page. Again I give
many thanks to yourself,Hamish and Actionparsnip,and yes,I do understand
that backups are more valuable than my left testicle.Steve.

You have to decide yourself what you want to copy over from the old system.

You should now have a "double" directory tree
/
/home/
/home/ru12mug/ <- This is your current home directory
/home/ru12mug/oldwubi/
/home/ru12mug/oldwubi/home/
/home/ru12mug/oldwubi/home/ru12mug/ <- This is your old home directory

I guess both below your current home directory and below your old home directory you will have subdirectories called Documents.
I recommend that you copy all files that you want to keep from the Documents subdirectory below the old home directory to the Documents subdirectory below the new home directory. If you know that you have created files also in other directories of the old system, then do the same with them. You have to be aware that the "oldwubi" directory will be shown as empty after a reboot, unless you re-issue the "sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu\ a/disks/root.disk ~/oldwubi" command.

And to your question "what should I send to the answer page?" - everything is already there, just look at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/249390