Sorry Mark will need instructions to access windows partition.
OK, first let’s try it this way.
Open -
menu>File Manager
now in the left hand pane … is there something under the “Applications” icon ?
and if you click it, can you see a folder called “Windows” in the right hand pane ?
By under do you mean below the Applications icon? There is something called 113 GB Volume, if I click this it says authentication is required to mount WDC WD 1200BEVS-75Rsto(/dev/sda2)
There is no mention of windows in the Applications folder
That looks like it could be the Windows partition.
Just supply the root password to allow access.
You could also post the current partition layout:
sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe686f016
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 220493822 234440703 6973441 5 Extended
/dev/sda2 * 176715 220492124 110157705 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda5 220493824 231315455 5410816 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 231317504 234440703 1561600 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Degsy
It seems that the partitions are out of order.
This might not bother Peppermint as I would guess it is using UUID’s instead of device numbering, but XP could get stuck on it.
As you have not done much with Peppermint and did not really mind loosing XP this would be the time to correct it.
A word of warning: fixing, moving or altering disk partitions can result in data loss.
If you are still good to go then:
To reorder the Linux drive partition numbers for device sda,
all you need to do is open a terminal:
sudo fdisk /dev/sda
then
press “x” to enter Expert Mode
press “f” to fix the drive order
press “i” to ignore the warning (if it shows)
press “w” to write changes to the disk
press “q” to quit fdisk
Now check the drive partition naming order by typing:
sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe686f016
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 176715 220492124 110157705 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 220493822 234440703 6973441 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 220493824 231315455 5410816 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 231317504 234440703 1561600 82 Linux swap / Solaris
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Just to say that the same error message came up for the Windows boot.
Thanks,
Derek
Just another thought, should i give the authentication to mount the drive as per the previous posting, would this make the difference?
Sorry if I am being a pita,
Degsy
I’m convinced this is just the boot.ini file …
boot peppermint and try to access the windows partition … if it asks for permission, use your Peppermint.
if you can then see a file called boot.ini … post it’s contents.
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Sorry Mark but how do I access the windows partition?
Click on that 113GB drive in file manager … does it not prompt for a password, or just mount anyway ?
[EDIT]
OK, let’s automount the windows partition in Peppermint
Can you post the output from:
locale
and
sudo blkid
and
dpkg -l | grep ntfs
Yes there is a file called boot ini:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=“Windows XP Media Center Edition” /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Degsy
OK, change
[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition([b]2[/b])\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition([b]2[/b])\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
to
[boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition([b]1[/b])\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition([b]1[/b])\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
and SAVE the file.
Come out of the text editor, and reopen boot.ini to make sure the changes were applied … if so, reboot and try booting Windows.
For clarity, you’re just changing the two 2’s to 1’s.
First of all my apologies for the delay, but have been out all day today.
The good news is that changing the Boot.ini file as you suggested Mark has worked a treat and this reply is from the XP boot of my laptop, having said that it does dawn very quickly just how long it takes for XP to boot up compared to Peppermint 4, I guess it was just something I was so used to that I didn’t realise how long it actually took.
I am sure that I will have more questions soon about Peppermint 4 but for now please accept my grateful thanks for all your advice and also your patience in helping out a beginner.
I will mark the thread solved,
Thanks again,
Degsy
No problem 