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On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Jose Legido <j...@legido.com> wrote:

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Chris Brennan <xa...@xaerolimit.net> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Jose Legido <j...@legido.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello
> >> I had windows with ntfs
> >> I installed ubuntu. All ok. Gurb with 2 os, can ran windows and uvuntu
> and
> >> can mount windows partition in ubuntu
> >> I installed debian with lvm over ubuntu partition.
> >> I can't mount windows partition now, and windows doesn't appears in gurb
> >>
> >> # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows/
> >> mount: unknown filesystem type 'LVM2_member'
> >>
> >> # pvs --all
> >>  PV         VG    Fmt  Attr PSize   PFree
> >>  /dev/dm-1             --        0       0
> >>  /dev/dm-2             --        0       0
> >>  /dev/root             --        0       0
> >>  /dev/sda1        lvm2 a-   113,25g 113,25g
> >>  /dev/sda2             --        0       0
> >>  /dev/sda5  vol64 lvm2 a-   113,25g      0
> >>
> >> I can't active vg because haven't name, but is not lvm, is only ntfs
> >> partition
> >> Maybe ubuntu puts in lvm and grub? Any idea? I have a lot of usefull
> >> information in
> >> Thanks!
> >
> > What does 'vgscan' produce?
> only shows the debian LVM
> # vgscan
>  Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
>  Found volume group "vol64" using metadata type lvm2
>
>
> > Was windows installed on it's own LVM?
>
> No. I don't know who created this LVM!
>
> > did you load the ntfs module (from the kernel) or did you try to use
> ntfs3g? 'Ware
> > the user though, NTFS write support with either module is flaky at best,
> > some have reported success, some have not, YMMV.
> >
>
> I use ntfs3g:
> # mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows/
> NTFS signature is missing.
> Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': invalid argument
> The device '/dev/sda1' doesn't seem to have a valid NTFS.
> Maybe the wrong device is used? Or the whole disk instead of a
> partition (e.g. /dev/sda, not /dev/sda1)? Or the other way around?
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:45 PM, shawn wilson <ag4ve...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > do an 'fdisk -l /dev/sda' and confirm everything,
>
> # fdisk -l /dev/sda
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0xfce09344
>
>   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1   *           1       14784   118752448+  8e  Linux LVM
> /dev/sda2           29570       30401     6683040   12  Compaq diagnostics
> /dev/sda3           14785       29569   118759425    5  Extended
> /dev/sda5           14785       29569   118759424   8e  Linux LVM
>
> Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
>
> > but, 'mount -t ntfs
> > .... ' should work for you. it is possible that sda on ubuntu is
> > showing up as sdb in debian - why you should use labels if you don't.
> >
>
> The same problem:
>
> # mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows/
> NTFS signature is missing.
> Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Argumento inválido
> The device '/dev/sda1' doesn't seem to have a valid NTFS.
> Maybe the wrong device is used? Or the whole disk instead of a
> partition (e.g. /dev/sda, not /dev/sda1)? Or the other way around?
>
>
> A lot of thanks!
>


post the output of the following commands

mount
df -h
cat /proc/partitions
lsmod | grep ntfs
uname -a

file /dev/sdxX (where 'x' is sda and sdb and 'X' is for each partition.


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