Ubuntu Installed help needed

[Dark Star]

Hi

I finally installed ubuntu and thinking of settling on it Have few queries..

1. I don't have my monitor resolution set up correctly... I installed latest ATI 9.1 from ATI Site created deb and installed..

Now what I initialize it from Accessories it says

*www.imgx.org/files/30237_r7nsl/Screenshot.png

Here is my Xorg.conf

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Rest is fine .. All problem is with resolution..

WIll post on further issue..

Do help please )

Regards

 

[NucleusKore]

No experience with ATi, but your Xorg looks empty !
See this thread, last post on that page
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=967353&highlight=ati+driver+deb

 

[Dark Star]

Also why I have to manualy mount my XFS and ReiserFS partitions everytime / WHy don't they get mounted automatically

Ok resolution get fixed I installed everything correctly and forgot to activate it through restricted driver manager

Now the problem is how to auto. mount my Ext3, XFS and Reiser FS partition at every boot..

 

[QwertyManiac]

Add the entries to /etc/fstab.

 

[Dark Star]

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=47173b0e-56ae-4703-a93a-980e45125a13 /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /dev/sda2
UUID=58cadce3-ae27-4a7c-91ab-166312e3090b none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0

Added some changes in authorization lets see if it works..

 

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ Where are the entries for those partitions? I don't see them.

 

[Dark Star]

How do I add them.. I don't know abt fstab options though Its the entry when I mount the partitions...

 

[Faun]

^^lol

*www.google.co.in/search?q=automoun...=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a

 

[Dark Star]

^er...Thats for NTFS ? but I don't have any NTFS.. Also I know the sol-n for NTFS. But XFS adn reiserfs and ext didn't mount at boot..

UUID ?

 

[Faun]

^^ how are xfs and reiserfs different ? They follow same steps
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=951844
*t.webofgoo.com/2008/03/11/automount-partition-using-uuid-in-ubuntu/

UUID is like a permanent identification of partitions, so its better to mount by using UUID. If you mount by sdX or hdX then changing HDD order in bios will screw up for good.

 

[Dark Star]

SOrry.. Didn't knew the blkid command Will add them , I was unsure how to get exact UUID for a partition

shashwat@shashwat-desktop:~$ blkid
/dev/sda1: UUID="47173b0e-56ae-4703-a93a-980e45125a13" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/sda2: UUID="58cadce3-ae27-4a7c-91ab-166312e3090b" TYPE="swap" 
/dev/sda3: UUID="94a7c6be-0dac-4d4a-8c44-0059926b9791" TYPE="reiserfs" 
/dev/sda5: UUID="94ed6290-b65a-4a71-9187-83378d90522f" TYPE="xfs" 
/dev/sda6: UUID="8ff8e640-de64-4bfc-a6a5-137048a6e6f6" TYPE="xfs" 
/dev/sda7: UUID="d049ccf6-5690-4b32-9a17-1d23e2436334" TYPE="reiserfs" 
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs" 
shashwat@shashwat-desktop:~$

Edited Fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=47173b0e-56ae-4703-a93a-980e45125a13 /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /dev/sda2
UUID=58cadce3-ae27-4a7c-91ab-166312e3090b none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0

#/media/sda3
UUID=94a7c6be-0dac-4d4a-8c44-0059926b9791 /media/sda3     reiserfs defaults 0 0

#/dev/sda5
UUID=94ed6290-b65a-4a71-9187-83378d90522f /media/sda5  xfs defaults 0 0

#/dev/sda6
UUID=8ff8e640-de64-4bfc-a6a5-137048a6e6f6  xfs defaults 0 0 

#/dev/sda7
UUID=d049ccf6-5690-4b32-9a17-1d23e2436334 /media/sda7 reiserfs defaults 0 0

Is it right /?

 

[Faun]

mount point missing for

UUID=8ff8e640-de64-4bfc-a6a5-137048a6e6f6 xfs defaults 0 0

And yeah for each mount point run the chown command.

sudo chown -R <username> /media/<mountpoint>

e.g.

sudo chown -R shashwat /media/sda3

 

[QwertyManiac]

I hope he did not restart after those changes. It would have spelled doom?

 

[Dark Star]

Yea I just did restart // I couldn't mount my partitions and one is missing :S

shashwat@shashwat-desktop:~$ sudo chown -R shashwat /media/sda3  
[sudo] password for shashwat: 
chown: cannot access `/media/sda3': No such file or directory
shashwat@shashwat-desktop:~$

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=47173b0e-56ae-4703-a93a-980e45125a13 /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /dev/sda2
UUID=58cadce3-ae27-4a7c-91ab-166312e3090b none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0

#/media/sda3
UUID=94a7c6be-0dac-4d4a-8c44-0059926b9791 /media/sda3     reiserfs defaults 0 0

#/dev/sda5
UUID=94ed6290-b65a-4a71-9187-83378d90522f /media/sda5  xfs defaults 0 0

#/dev/sda6
UUID=8ff8e640-de64-4bfc-a6a5-137048a6e6f6  /media/sda6 xfs defaults 0 0 

#/dev/sda7
UUID=d049ccf6-5690-4b32-9a17-1d23e2436334 /media/sda7 reiserfs defaults 0 0

So should I remove these entries reboot and re-enter ? and I got all my partitions .. just can't mount them..

 

[Faun]

have you created mount points or not
e.g.

sudo mkdir /media/sda3

do same for other mountpoints too


There is no need to reboot. You can use this command to mount partitions whose entry is made in fstab

sudo mount -a

and unmount too

sudo umount -a

 

[Dark Star]

Thanks Everything worked perfectly. Now is it necessary to use chown now ?

Now I will never have problem with partitions Thansk t159

 

[Faun]

Chown was needed only once, as when you created those folders (sda3 etc), they were created under super user account (remember you used sudo).

So to be able to write in them you need to own their ownership as normal user (shashwat etc).

You just did a chown to own them to a particular user.

 

[QwertyManiac]

chown - Change ownership. You're the owner now.

 

[Ecko]

Grrrrrrrrrrr (Trying TO Hijack Thread)
Guyz I'm a Noob & Trying to figure out what you guyz did
I hate this damn editing of files :X
I hate terminal :X
I hate anything without GUI
This is the first & last reason I'm still using Windows as Dual Boot

 

[QwertyManiac]

Install PySDM, its a GUI tool for that purpose.

sudo apt-get install pysdm