How to access Windows when in Xubuntu
I have thought about going over to Linux (from Windows XP)
for some while now and in view of the positive comments made about
it, I downloaded Xubuntu (8.04) and ran this from a CD.
The first thing that I noticed that seemed to be missing was
the facility to access Windows on the C: drive (on Windows =
'My computer'). I would have thought this was a very common
action and was therefore surprised that this was not automatically
included in Xubuntu.
On reading files about this subject on the WWW, I tried some of
the instructions listed, in the termninal mode, but had no success
whatsoever. Most of the 'answers' given to queries are
referrals to yet more webpages and I feel as if I am in pursuit of the
holy grail rather than a piece of info on a simple action on a PC.
In sum, all I want to do is to be able to read/access the files in Windows.
Can anyone advise what I have to type to enable this?
My PC has a floppy (A:), a hard drtive (C:) and a CD/DVD drive (D:)
I have tried some of the suggestions made on this forum, e.g.,
[1]'If you go to "Places" > "Computer" don't you see a something labeled as "xx GB Media"'
In my case, if I go to 'Places', I get:
ubuntu
Trash
Desktop
File system
Floppy drive,
and there is nothing listed as 'Computer'
[2]
'Go to https:/
Ye gods. I am only trying to access Windows, not find a cure for global starvation!
Why is such a simple action so involved and takes on 'hit or miss' process in Xubuntu?
I cannot even begin to work out what I should do from this page.
[3]
'Type ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -nt vfat /dev/hda1 / mnt/windows'
I did this:
Usage: mount -V : print version
mount -h : print this help
mount : list mounted filesystems
mount -l : idem, including volume labels
So far the informational part. Next the mounting.
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.
mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab
mount device : mount device at the known place
mount directory : mount known device here
mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:
mount --bind olddir newdir
or move a subtree:
mount --move olddir newdir
One can change the type of mount containing the directory dir:
mount --make-shared dir
mount --make-slave dir
mount --make-private dir
mount --make-unbindable dir
One can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtree
containing the directory dir:
mount --make-rshared dir
mount --make-rslave dir
mount --make-rprivate dir
mount --make-runbindable dir
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,
or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid .
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].
For many more details, say man 8 mount .
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ mount hda1
mount: can't find hda1 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
Once again, it doesn't work. Moreover, what should be a simple task (and is
on other OS) appears to become a very time-consuming quest on xubuntu?
Can anyone help with this? And if you can, please keep it **VERY VERY SIMPLE**
Thanks!
David
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