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Getting more space on Wubi

First and foremost, note that I'm a complete noob to Linux, so please bear with my confuzzled rambling. I've recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS via Wubi (18GB installation on the C: drive) on an AMD ...
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mount:can't read proc/mounts

I've installed Ubuntu, but when it is loading it gives following error: mount:can't read proc/mounts. Can't fount such file or directory However, OS continues loading but when I try to enter system ...
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could not mount the partition WUBI

I get this error when I use the WUBI windows installer on windows 8. It happens when I reboot, takes me to a dos screen. could not mount the partition /dev/disk/by-uuid/A
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After migrating from a Wubi install (12.10 x64) I can't mount a USB flash drive

After using the Wubi migration script and booting into my Ubuntu install, when I plug in my USB flash drive I receive a prompt that says "Unable to open a folder for PENDRIVE. No application is ...
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How to mount root.disk from WUBI when booted from dual boot install of Ubuntu?

I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTFS. On the same disk, I have another Win7. On the NTFS Win7, I have buntu 11.04 running on a ext4 partition that was installed with Wubi. I'd like to be able to access my ...
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I cant see my windows drive in ubuntu

I'm n00ber than any n00b you ever seen, so bear with me... I just downloaded wubi and installed ubuntu 12.10 along with Windows 7 on the same HDD. Linux works fine, but doesnt show files from drive ...
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How to mount additional Windows partitions in a WUBI installed Ubuntu?

I am new to Ubuntu. I was using Windows Vista Ultimate before I came to Ubuntu. Can you give me a solution to discover all my files? I have two partition in Windows: C: and D:\. In D:\, I kept all ...
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mount.ntfs takes 90% of CPU

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Samsung NC10 laptop with 2 GB RAM using WUBI. When I try to install something or to do something with files, the mount.ntfs takes 90% of CPU. Also I have an issue that ...
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Why does Wubi fail to boot after removing the NTFS package?

First of all, I installed Ubuntu 12.04 from WinXP and booted onto it. I didn't find my NTFS (later I discovered that it was mounted to /host) and did 'apt-get install ntfs-3g ntfs-config'. This turned ...
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How to mount disk.root into my new Ubuntu?

I tried sudo mount -t /media/66CC2BC0CC2B88FF/ubuntu/disks/disk.root -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 but it didn't work. Any suggestions? TY!
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Wubi install of Mythbuntu fails on finding ISO. System has a recovery partition. Is this interfering? [closed]

Using an Acer Aspire One netbook. Still has OEM recovery partition on it. Install runs fine but fails to find ISO when rebooted to finish the installation. Specs of the system are as follows: ...
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Why aren't my files getting preserved across reboots?

I've managed to get a Wubi installation onto my USB flash drive, which works on both VirtualBox and on a native computer. (The data is on the root.disk file.) It works completely fine, except for one ...
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Mounting Wubi part from another Linux installation

hope someone can help. I need to access 11.04 ubuntu files residing on a second hard drive (dual boot XP/Ubuntu) from a 10.04 hard drive installation. The 11.04 system co-exists with XP on the second ...
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Wubi installation broken by update - now unable to mount [closed]

As of today, my wubi installation of Ubuntu won't boot (goes straight to 'minimal bash-like interface) and I am unable to mount it when I boot straight to Ubuntu. If I boot straight into Ubuntu (not ...