Mounting a linux file system from kubuntu live disk

z0mbi3 · 22 Mar 2007 at 21:39

Basicaly I'm trying to modify my grub conf on my Kubuntu HDD as the boot loader is broken. I'm using a live disk at the moment.

I'm using this command but I don't know what naming convetion to use for the file system type.

"sudo mount -t <type> /dev/sdc1 /media/hddtest"

"sudo fdisk -l" gives me this:

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 1 9331 74951226 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 9332 9729 3196935 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 9332 9729 3196903+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

What do I need to put as the type?

z0mbi3 · 22 Mar 2007 at 21:44

OK hangon I worked it out, mounted the drive but I can't see the grub folder?

edit: ok can see it but I don't have read / write access over the grub folder, how do i give myself that permission?

leezer3 · 22 Mar 2007 at 22:35

You need to be root

Try this from a terminal window:

Code:

sudo nano  /media/hddtest/boot/grub/menu.lst

(I assume your mountpoint is still the same

)

-Leezer-

z0mbi3 · 23 Mar 2007 at 09:36

Cheers, that's exactly what I needed. Grub is all fixed now. For some reason in menu.lst even though my kubuntu HDD is actually hd2,0 it won't boot unless I change it to hd0,0.