about 2 weeks post-install, i find that my new debian etch machine has limited support for different filesystems. In the past, i've always seen support for riesers, xfs, ntfs, fat32, of course ext2/3,...

i was trying to mount and read an old windows ntfs HDD, and there were problems, so i went to:

cat /proc/filesystems (see below). Im a bit surprised.

Is there any way to get back support for other filesystems on my kernel, or do i need another kernel, or do i need to compile a new kernel??

Maybe just install the system over again? (if i do, how do i select for filesystem support)...

Ugh.

thx in advance... for help!

blaster:~# cat /proc/filesystems
nodev sysfs
nodev rootfs
nodev bdev
nodev proc
nodev cgroup
nodev cpuset
nodev debugfs
nodev securityfs
nodev sockfs
nodev pipefs
nodev anon_inodefs
nodev tmpfs
nodev inotifyfs
nodev devpts
nodev ramfs
nodev hugetlbfs
nodev mqueue
nodev usbfs
ext3

As far as mounting ntfs partitions, you will need to install ntfs-3g. Since I do not have much experience with debian etch, here is a site to help if need-be.

http://mrtextminer.wordpress.com/200...n-debian-etch/

With the other filesystems, maybe you just need to install the packages for each one?

thx 4 the reply...

hmmm.... not sure. i seem to remember in the past that cat/proc/filesystems showed the supported filesystems - things change...

i dunno, i've searched & googled, nothing definitive. i'll give ure suggest. a try.

any experts here?

corp769 is correct to say that
you will need to install ntfs-3g to access ntfs filesystem.

aptitude show ntfs-3g will give you and idea

I am using it too, so I'm pretty sure of that

Are you really using Etch?.

etch is a legacy release, you need to upgrade that machine to at least oldstable (Lenny) before you do anything else.

What is the output of:

I did not know it was that old.... Updates anyone?

... doh' !!!

yeah, ure right, im using lenny. been away from linux too long...

i also think i solved my problem. i looked into /boot/config-.... file and saw that the kernel's set to support most filesystems as modules.

so i modprobed ntfs, now i can mount & read.

But: the disk i am mounting is connected via USB, and wont automount, no big deal.

one other thing is that even after loading modules for ntfs, xfs, etc... when i run gparted from gnome, it wont allow me to format a disk using those systems. the options are there but greye'd out. (i hate admining anything from gui) - just wierd.

thx for the replies.

No problem. As far as the auto mounting, I recommend not using it anyway, but that is just my personal preference.