Linux question.

[dan_esf_fanatic]

I have an interesting question about Linux. Now, I want to install Linux on my PC, and to get rid of Windows. However, I have two partitions, one which I use for programs and my OS, partition C, and one which I use for games, partition D, media files and such. I only want to format my OS partition, while keeping the other partition. I want to know if I will be able to read my partition D from Linux, which is currently NTFS. Will I?

 

[elNarr]

Yes you will be.
Tell me what linux Distro are you trying to install and i could help you.

 

[dan_esf_fanatic]

It's Ubuntu. I could even set it up to be dual boot, but I know that probably most of the time I will use linux. I don't play games as much as I used to anyway.

 

[elNarr]

o/ .

Okay, well first off you should be fine on your own already. Sometimes it could tell you that the folder is locked, like happened to me when i updated from 5.10 to 6.10 (lazy me not to dl the 6.10 instead -.-'')

First off, check it out.

/dev/hda1/media/windows

If you can't acces it, then do this.
>Open up your terminal

This is Read-Only, so you can't put stuff in there!

sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount /dev/hda1 /media/windows/ -t ntfs -o nls=utf8,umask=0222

If that doesn't work, try this one.

This is actually the Read&Write One!

sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_backup
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab

Append the following line at the end of file

/dev/hda1    /media/windows ntfs  nls=utf8,umask=0222 0    0

Then Save.


Check all the things you're conserned of using from here.

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy

I can guarantee that it's like a bible to a ubuntu user when needing help.

 

[dan_esf_fanatic]

Alright, just let me ask two things: /dev/hda1/media/windows, this path can be found on the partition on which I installed linux, right?

And second: how do I open the terminal?

Sry I'm a newb at this xD

 

[elNarr]

actually, hda1 is where you installed your linux, but just follow the path and go to those folders.

If i remember right, it was:

Computer>Tools>Terminal.

But i'm not sure, because i haven't had linux for a while since i format the whole hdd because of all the bugs etc, and i've used KDE more now, which is completely different from Gnome Enviroment.