If you use Ubuntu as a dual-boot with Windows Vista, you will notice that NTFS partitions are not directly accessible when you log on, but you need to open them first and enter the password to mount them. However, there is a simple method to automate this process without going through the command line!
Under Gnome, open the menu System then Administration. Here, click on the module Synaptic Package Manager then enter your password.
Search then pysdm in the search field.
Right click Select for installation. Wait a few moments and then go back to the menu System, Administration and now click on the module Storage Device Manager.
Unroll the different partitions and then validate the warning message when you click on one of them. Do this for partitions to be mounted automatically at the start of the session.
Note that the message will not appear for the system partition containing Ubuntu.
To confirm the operation, click on the button Apply then on Close.
At the next startup, your partitions will be instantly accessible and without any password input! A good way to enrich your Linux user experience. Too bad it is still not possible to read ext4 partitions on Windows...
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Thank you for the info!
I'm testing right now.
@Justiciate : yes, it’s something very convenient to cohabit with a Windows system!
Which means we'll see the partition appear on the Ubuntu desktop directly at startup?
I was just trying to do this manip to access two shortcuts on the Ubuntu desktop from an NTFS partition?
It'll make me move forward, I think.
@jcmars : exactly, this is the principle of application. Your partitions are directly accessible at boot.
Well I don't have a bowl, the score I'd like to mount doesn't appear in storage device manager, yet I see it in “shortcuts”
@jcmars : it’s annoying because I haven‘t met this problem, so I can’t help you on this. Does your score have any particular characteristics?
Good evening
I've learned something again!
But I have a problem:
My disc is mounted well, I can't open it.
An idea
Jean-pierre 59
I've redone a partition table and everything works now finally, except on the DD1 where windows are located (as before) but I put partitions that I don't need under Ubuntu.
@jean—stone: I'm sorry, but the only advice I can give you is to speak to the French-language forum in Ubuntu.
@jcmars: good news in this case and see you soon!
Thanks for this info, it prevented me from overtling fstab in the hand and understanding the souk there was on my hard drives.
For the visiblz hard drive but which refuses to mount, a right problem (only root blablabla), I got it in FAT32. Google will give you an answer.
Thank you very much, I've been looking for this trick for some time. I try now, it should allow me to launch picasa with photos left on the vista partition;
Thank you!
@Julien : for information, Ubuntu perfectly recognises the NTFS partitions used by Windows. So you should be able to access it once the partition is mounted in Picasa and without going through the software described in the article.
pysdm
it makes you want right away!
Hey, hey,
Tested on Karmic, works nickel.
Very easy to use and very practical.
Thank you for the trick (and the others) ) !
I tried with a complete version of ubuntu 9.10 and XP with multiple partitions and it works!
Well, that’s really good.
it doesn't sound like seeing, but “pysdm it’s flowing out of source”!
thank you
All right, well,
I correct my first enthusiasm a little because above 10 partitions (/dev/sda10....) it does not work (I am in dual boot lucid xp) partitions are not taken into account?
10 scores! Is it really necessary?
I use Ubuntu 10.10 and the technique works perfectly for a second internal 1.5 hard drive organised in 2 NTFS partitions. The hard drive now mounts on startup automatically.
Thank you
Dominica
pysdm gives good results with Ubuntu 10.04 (and detects even the 3 linux partitions)
but sees only linux partitions without seeing Windows partitions with Ubuntu 11.04:
what can be the reason (bad grub?)