NTFS partition doesn't appear on Xubuntu Hardy

Run Terminal and enter:
sudo mount -a -o force

If it wont help, press Alt+F2 and enter:
gedit /etc/fstab
Copy all the text and post it here.

Run Terminal and ether:
sudo fdisk -l
And post the output here.

Use "mousepad /etc/fstab" not "gedit /etc/fstab" in Xubuntu.

sudo mount -a -o force didn't solve the problem.

Here's the text in /etc/fstab:
unionfs / unionfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs nosuid,nodev 0 0

Here's the output of sudo fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1bdf1bde

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 19457 156288321 7 HPFS/NTFS

Thanks!

Did you get fstab from livecd?
Did you use Wubi to install Xubuntu? Because it looks like you have only one partition (160Gb) and no linux partitions.
If you're running Wubi look for your windows partition in /host.

Hope it helps.

I got it from the LiveCD, I haven't installed Xubuntu on this computer yet.

I just tried my Gutsy LiveCD, and the NTFS partition in there in /media. Is this a bug in Hardy?

Run Terminal and enter:
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /media/windows

That helped. Now I can see the content if I manually go to /media/windows in thunar, but it doesn't appear as a removable drive (as it did in Gusty).
Thanks!

If you already have your Windows partition mounted, unmount it:
1. Open Terminal
2. Enter:
sudo umount /dev/sda1

Press Alt+F2 and enter:
gksudo mousepad /etc/fstab
Add the following string:
/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1

Run Terminal and enter:
sudo mount -a

What version of Xubunty are you using? 8.04 beta, 8.04 alpha?

Sorry, but that didn't work. I'm using the 8.04 beta.

I don't know what else to try.
You can manually mount your partition and add it to "Places" (right click on the panel, and select the Add to Panel option).

I think if you install Xubuntu the problem can be solved or even won't appear.

Well, thanks for your patience.
I installed it on my laptop, and the problem was there, even after installing all the updates and making a partial upgrade.
I followed the steps again and I got a folder with the content of the partition, but it wasn't recognized as a disk.
I added the folder to Thunar's sidebar, so I can see it in Places as a GTK bookmark, but now I have to mount and unmount it manually through the terminal.
Thank you.

You need to add your partition to fstab.
If you already have your Windows partition mounted, unmount it:
1. Open Terminal
2. Enter:
sudo umount /dev/sda1

Press Alt+F2 and enter:
gksudo mousepad /etc/fstab
Add the following string:
/dev/sda1 /media/windows ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
Save the file.
Run Terminal and enter:
sudo mount -a

If it wont help post your fstab, fdiks and mount output:
1. Press Alt+F2 and enter:
gedit /etc/fstab
Copy all the text and post it here.
2. Open Terminal and ether:
sudo fdisk -l
And post the output here.
3. Open Terminal and ether:
sudo mount -a
And post the output here.

Sorry for the delay. I updated to the RC. I followed the steps but didn't work. Here are the texts you asked:
1.
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda5
UUID=89a7bab0-a782-4d03-9a58-aa04420c571e / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=47a90d77-560a-414d-b9e6-15cdad269636 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/sda1 /media/SQ003937 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1

2.
sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xef30ef30

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 1885 15141231 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 1886 7296 43463857+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1886 7227 42909583+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 7228 7296 554211 82 Linux swap / Solaris

3. sudo mount -a had no output.

Thanks

Does your windows partition automount on startup to /media/SQ003937 with read/write permissions?
Have you tried to and add it to "Places" (right click on the panel, and select the Add to Panel option)?

No, it does not automount. I have to mount it with sudo mount /dev/hda1.
I have the "Places"item on the panel, but how do I add it there?

Check if /media/SQ003937 exists. If it doesn't exists create it. To do this open Terminal and enter:
sudo mkdir /media/SQ003937
Restart your computer, open /media/SQ003937 and look if there are any files.

If it won't work open Terminal and enter:
less /etc/group
and look for a line like this:
plugdev:x:46:username1,username2
Write down the number after "plugdev:x:" you'll need it later.

Enter in terminal:
sudo vol_id -u /dev/sda1
Copy the output (it should be something like this: ee8f1e0b-1fb7-4197-a786-c7fb11fdcd33) somewhere, you'll need it later.

Enter in terminal:
sudo mousepad /etc/fstab
Change the line:
/dev/sda1 /media/SQ003937 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
to
UUID=XXX /media/SQ003937 ntfs-3g defaults,umask=007,gid=YYY 0 1
where XXX is the output from "sudo vol_id -u /dev/sda1"
YYY is from the line "plugdev:x:"
Save the file and restart your computer.

Now open /media/SQ003937 and look if there are any files.

I can see the files now in /media/SQ003937. Thanks.
Is there any way to make Thunar recognize that folder as a removable drive?

Thanks, that did it. There was no "Add" when I right-clicked on "Places", but adding file:///media/SQ003937 on ~/.gtk-bookmarks worked.
Thank you!

Thanks Max Schukin, that solved my question.

Now, should I report this as a bug before the final release?

The final release is today. But you can still report any bugs at http://bugzilla.xfce.org