Can't mount NTFS in read-write mode
I have linux installed on hdb in my system, and I'm trying to mount hda, which is a 120GB NTFS file system, into /mnt/windows, and I can't seem to get it to mount the file system read-write, only read-only. I spent a few minutes looking at the man pages, tried the command "mount -t ntfs -w /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows" but it ended up being mounted read-only. The man page didn't mention anything about only being able to mount NTFS read-only, so I'd assume it can mount it read-write, though I've heard rumors to the contrary.
Sorry for asking what's probably a really easy question, but I just can't seem to make it work. Thanks! |
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the read and write support for ntfs is separate in the
kernel. writing is most likely disabled in yours. and thats for good reason. |
Okay, thanks a lot! It probably is disabled, and that probably is for good reason, especially with a n00b like me! =) I'm assuming FAT32 has all the problems worked out of it by now, because it mounts it read-write without complaining. (Please LMK if this isn't the case)
I'm learning.... slowly. Thanks again for all your help. -Tyson |
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i was just browsing through these topics and found this one - THX for that link - because of your tip, i have now managed to solve yet another problem - i have now mounted my NTFS HDD - ha ha - THX again :D AND i can now play all those mp3 files i had from XP - greeeeat! Peace UKMan |
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