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My openSUSE wont mount my hard drive.
I am a complete starter on openSUSE and Linux. I'm currently running openSUSE 11.0 LiveCD from my CD drive since a anti spyware deleted some of my window's dll files. I booted openSUSE but I can't locate my hard drive. I've read that this OS doesn't mount some drive automatically. So, my question is, how can I mount my hard drive, which is located on C:\, to replace my lost files?
PS: I need step by step instructions since I am completely new to Linux and its very bright and colorful displays. xD Thanks in advance. |
Do I understand you well that you lost files from XP
You need to replace the XP files What has it to do Suse ? Did you not neat the XP CD ? |
I don't have the XP CD. And, I need to access the hard drive in order to replace my files.
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Using the Opensuse Live CD, log on as root and enter the command "fdisk -l" (without quotes, Lower case letter L). This will give us the information needed about your hard drive so it can be explained how to mount the partition. If your trying to save files and windows is your only OS, you might try downloading SystemRecueCD and using it.
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How do I log in as root? Where was I even supposed to get this password? And, wouldn't the username and password change every time I boot up the CD since it's not installed on my harddrive?
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Some distros has a fixed users name and password and root password But than it is explained on the web site. How it is done by suse I do not know I do not like LIVE CDs |
I have a 10.3 CD but I expect the 11.0 is the same or very similar. Put the Live CD in the drive. When it starts, you will get several options, Install From Hard Disk, Installation...Rescue Mode. The Rescue Mode is the one you want to select. You will get a prompt [Rescue Login:] and here you type "root", you should then get a new prompt [Rescue:~#], here type fdisk -l. Post the results.
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You might try booting to Safe Mode to see what you can do but if you are trying to find lost files you could download SystemRescueCD (just google for the site). It works on ntfs filesystems also. If your xp is not bootable any longer, you may try downloading and using SuperGrubDisk as it can fix windows mbr.
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Sorry for the late reply. I found out what was wrong with my W*ndows boot. Apparently my anti-virus deleted one of my boot files. It'll take some time for me to find the cd to fix this problem, but I will do it in time. But, with time I started to like Linux and finally going to make another partition and install this wonderful OS. Shame my sister thinks this OS is too... complicated. xD
Anyways, thanks for your help! I'm glad to be a new Linux user! :D |
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--------------------------------------------------------------------- Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xb1964245 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 24321 195358401 42 SFS Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x26e226e1 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 1 262 2104483+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sdb2 * 263 2873 20972857+ 83 Linux /dev/sdb3 2874 19457 133210980 83 Linux Disk /dev/sdc: 4060 MB, 4060086272 bytes 256 heads, 32 sectors/track, 968 cylinders Units = cylinders of 8192 * 512 = 4194304 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 * 1 968 3964920 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- regards... |
This is a typo, right?
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but i couldn't mount the sdba1 harddrive |
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