I cant find the root terminal ..plus hda1

bloodhawk1 · 07-23-2006, 12:25 PM

Ok i use to use suse and it was easy to login to the shell or root terminal and install stuff but now i moved to ubuntu.....I cant find the shell terminal or i cant find what to type too login to root...also i have windows on the hard drive...i guess that is hda1 well i cant view it becasue it sais i dont hav permisions and i need to be root user ...how do i change the hard drive so i can view hda1 or windoes in linux like use to when i boot with 2 hard drives? Also UBUNTU RULES it had almost all my drivers EVEN MY WIRELESS CARD...thats AWESOME!! so i was wondering if its possible to convert exe to a linux format or to get emulator to run exe's

Micro420 · 07-23-2006, 12:53 PM

Console is located:

Applications->Accessories->Terminal

As for your HDA1 (Windows), can you post your /etc/fstab? Just type this in a terminal:

Code:

gedit /etc/fstab

Copy and paste what you see

By default, you do not have a superuser account (root) like other Linux distros. Ubuntu uses the 'sudo' to make system changes. For example, to delete a file like root:

Code:

sudo rm -rf /share

bloodhawk1 · 07-23-2006, 09:39 PM

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda2 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0

binary_y2k2 · 07-24-2006, 11:49 AM

you would want to change the line
/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults 0 0
to
/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults,user 0 0
to let a normal user mount it, or
/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults,auto 0 0
to mount it at boot.

lein · 07-24-2006, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bloodhawk1

...how do i change the hard drive so i can view hda1 or windoes in linux like use to when i boot with 2 hard drives?

Try Kubuntu Desktop Guide I used this, I hope it helps you, it details it step-by-step as I a newbie it helped heaps. It should help you out on Ubuntu.

lein · 07-24-2006, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bloodhawk1

so i was wondering if its possible to convert exe to a linux format or to get emulator to run exe's

Try WINE.

**EDIT**
I apologise to any WINE user I offended

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Where does Win4Lin fit then? Honest question (not taking the piss) I am learning too.

binary_y2k2 · 07-24-2006, 03:46 PM

just FYI
WINE = (W)INE (I)s (N)ot an (E)mulator
it's a compatability layer

bloodhawk1 · 07-24-2006, 05:28 PM

how do i change dat

binary_y2k2 · 07-24-2006, 07:02 PM

I think in gnome you can press "Alt-F2" to open a run dialog (if not go in to a console)
in there type

Code:

gksu gedit /etc/fstab

you can then change the line.