fdisk -l isn't showing Win 7 host OS

[exus69]

Hi all,

Am running BT5 R2 in Vmware and Win7 is my Host OS.
I want to mount C drive onto BT5 R2 and I went through
the tutorials online. But am stuck at the very first step.

fdisk -l does not show my Windows drive. Here's the screenshot:
BT5R2-GNOME-VM-32-2012-04-20-08-38-33.jpg

Please help.

[zimmaro]

Hi all,

Am running BT5 R2 in Vmware and Win7 is my Host OS.
I want to mount C drive onto BT5 R2 and I went through
the tutorials online. But am stuck at the very first step.

fdisk -l does not show my Windows drive. Here's the screenshot:
BT5R2-GNOME-VM-32-2012-04-20-08-38-33.jpg

Please help.

hi,
in my vmplayer i used this method:
open vmplayer
light bt5-r2
virtual machine settings>add>hard-disk>use a phisical disk>use entire disk>(""read or write a new name/location"">finish
run bt5


root@bt:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 122.9 GB, 122942324736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14946 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: 0x0007eedc

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 13 14947 119955456 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 21.5 GB, 21474836480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2610 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: 0x000ab19e

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 2497 20051968 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 2497 2611 916481 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 2497 2611 916480 82 Linux swap / Solaris
root@bt:~#
noww go away with mount or use icon of hd
bye

[exus69]

Hi zimmaro, after doing the following

hi,
in my vmplayer i used this method:
open vmplayer
light bt5-r2
virtual machine settings>add>hard-disk>use a phisical disk>use entire disk>(""read or write a new name/location"">finish
run bt5

Am getting the following error:
error.jpg

After clicking on ok VmWare closes.

Please help

[zimmaro]

hi exus69
this "type" of error i don't receive!
until the display (BT5) fdisk-l everything ok! [following the steps listed above]
i make a little "video" After that I followed the steps : https://vimeo.com/40719623
the problems I have now!! (....nothing go away):
when I try to "mount" the device I receive an VM-error related to "" parallel-device "and I try to" "understand" "........... (it will be difficult but we try ...)
sorry for my NOT-COMPLETE help!(my intentions were good .... but I have several limitations)
bye zimmaro the g0at-brain

[thad0ctor]

have you tried to mount the drive with the program disk utility?

[exus69]

thad0ctor, where is the disk utility? I didn't find it anywhere inside BT.

zimmaro, sorry buddy that video didn't help. really appreciate ur efforts

[zimmaro]

root@bt:~# apt-cache search gnome-disk-utility
libgdu-dev - GObject based Disk Utility Library - development files
libgdu0 - GObject based Disk Utility Library
gnome-disk-utility - manage and configure disk drives and media
root@bt:~#apt-get install gnome-disk-utility

[exus69]

root@bt:~# apt-cache search gnome-disk-utility
libgdu-dev - GObject based Disk Utility Library - development files
libgdu0 - GObject based Disk Utility Library
gnome-disk-utility - manage and configure disk drives and media
root@bt:~#apt-get install gnome-disk-utility

Thanks zimmaro, that helped to install disk utility successfully but it
still does not recognize my 320GB Western Digital host physical disk. Here's
the screenshot:
disk utility.jpg

Any idea?

[zimmaro]

hi exus69,
I know that it "does not see the disk" and (my opinion) is rightly so!
work with any "disk-manager" IF STARTING from "bios"(my opinion)
if you hear about the problem that I have (after following "my-steps"), after my BT5-r2 sees the disks (fdisk-l) [like video demonstrates].
When I mount the disk:
cd / mnt /
mkdir win7
mount / dev/sda1 or 2 / / mnt/win7 / (in my case) [I have tried all the features of mount ,-t,-t ntfs, -t ntfs-3g]
I always get the same vm-error:
the disk contains an unclean file system (0.0)
Was not the filesystem Safely closed on windows.fixing

I searched, investigated, and I THINK (maybe say something stupid) that the problem is related to the installation of VMplayer that is on the same disk that we want to "mount"!
I did other tests with BT5 installed on external hard disk, [it's The Same]
I opened the same BT5-r2 (INSTALL onvmplayer) and booting from CD with BT5-r2.iso [wmplayer-bios-switching [when start vm-press esc])
but it's The Same error!
the last test I'd like to do is create a partition on the disk host (win7) on which to install the VMplayer & BT5-r2 and then try again!!
sorry if I tired!
bye zimmaro-the-g0at-brain

[maverik35]

Are you trying to mount a Host in a guest?..The error says: "The physical disk is in use"...

I think it cannot be done...The physical disk (W7 partition) is in use and running as VM host.

You are trying to mount a "in use" partition and running VM as host into a VM client...It looks redundant to me.

You can share folders and copy/paste from one to another (host and guest), but never saw something like that. Again, I think it cannot be done.

But if you have success, you can post it...It would be very interesting.

Good luck.