Thread: Cannot reach Windows partition

hi,

run 11.04 usb-stick according instructions on ubuntu.com (pendrivelinux) persistence. use acer aspire 1 d255e (10" screen notebook).

cannot reach windows partition. (win7 starter. not hibernated.) ok @ first error occurred suddenly. has happened before , thing helps reinstallation. problem causes me trouble. must find way reach files. (there no problem reaching 4.3 g android partition. unmount win before shutting down, not seem issue. when tried investigate problem earlier intentionally left win mounted @ shutdown, not provoke issue.)

advised use fuser command, not know how. here data:

code:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l  disk /dev/sda: 500.1 gb, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes disk identifier: 0x90720c37     device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system /dev/sda1               1        1698    13631488   27  unknown /dev/sda2            1698        2220     4194304    c  w95 fat32 (lba) /dev/sda3   *        2220        2233      102400    7  hpfs/ntfs /dev/sda4            2233       60802   470456320    f  w95 ext'd (lba) /dev/sda5            2233       60802   470455296    7  hpfs/ntfs  disk /dev/sdb: 8011 mb, 8011120640 bytes 16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 30560 cylinders units = cylinders of 512 * 512 = 262144 bytes sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes disk identifier: 0xd9b9bb61     device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system /dev/sdb1   *           1       30560     7823344    c  w95 fat32 (lba) ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo umount /dev/sda5 umount: /dev/sda5: not mounted ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cd de* ubuntu@ubuntu:~/desktop$ mkdir acermp ubuntu@ubuntu:~/desktop$ sudo mount -b -t ntfs /dev/sda5 acermp mount: not directory ubuntu@ubuntu:~/desktop$ ls /media cdrom ubuntu@ubuntu:~/desktop$

thanks, happy solve this.

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to run 'fuser' command, way:

code:

sudo fuser -a /dev/sda*

this check sda drives don't know how useful without knowing mount point(s) /dev/sda5.

more curious mounting part. run command below , show result on next post:

code:

mount

as side note, reason why mount didn't work because didn't know mount point directory. try below command mounting /dev/sda5 desktop:

code:

sudo mount -b -t ntfs /dev/sda5 ~/desktop/acermp/

hope can help.

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