Help Needed-Managing Partitions

[kv777]

I have been using Xubuntu 9.10 for a while now.i dont get all the partions in the hard drive
when i open places in the bar.instead i have to mount them manually using some tools such as NTFS configuration tool and view those in media folder.i want to get the mounted drives in desktop as in Gnome(ubuntu).help please.

[hellnoire]

So let me get this right, before recommending a solution.

You want the mounted hard drives showing up on your desktop, you don't want to go though the media folder, right? And mounted "for good" as it were, right?

If so, install ntfs-tools,

sudo apt-get install ntfs-tools

in the terminal of your Linux box.

[shan]

hellnoires tool would do the job
and also note that even in gonome the drivers are mounted into the folder media(nt sure but) and a launcher is in the desktop

[work_life]

Make sure you install the ntfs-tools as hellnoire stated and simply mount them through fstab so you dont loose it after a reboot.
1) fdisk -l depends on your ntfs parition Ex: /dev/sda4 is your ntfs parition and mkdir /ntfs

2) echo '/dev/sda4 /ntfs ntfs noatime 0 2' >> /etc/fstab

Voila

[hellnoire]

Just throwing this out there, work_life, but wouldn't ntfs_tools auto-mount them anyway if you tell them to, that is, edit fstab for you?

[work_life]

I am not really a fan of ubuntu, but just giving my 2 cents.. On archlinux,slack I usually use ntfs-3g which uses type fuseblk.. But linux all the way

[kv777]

even in gnome the drivers are mounted into the folder media(nt sure but) and a launcher is in the desktop

This is what exactly i meant. i need the launcher in the desktop or "PLACES" drop down menu.


@hellnoire

i ran the command you gave but i got some errors,so i installed via a deb file downloaded from here.

where could i find this tool after installation.

[hellnoire]

That should be able to be run by a simple 'sudo ntfs-tools' in terminal. It's what I've always done.

[work_life]

That should do it

[hellnoire]

Shoot, what I meant was ntfs-config... my mistake, sorry. But you can launch/install it the same way.