usb mounting error: "TODO: have to rethink extra options"
Hi!
I have takeMS usb memory stick, 8gb, ntfs formated. When I plug it in, my openSuse 11 (kde3) gives me this error message: "TODO: have to rethink extra options" and refuses to mount it. I tried to format the stick but didnt help. The stick works fine under XP, and worked fine with Ubuntu 8.04. Must be ntfs cause I often exchange files with win computers. My other ntfs usb sticks work fine on suse, only thie one fails. |
yes its the format....see if suse has the ntfs-3g package installed please?
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Sounds like a dodgy udev rule. Should be a comment methinks.
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I've just solved the same problem by following this thread.
Please come back here and add "SOLVED:" to the thread title if it works for you. |
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ok if you have ntfs-3g try amending with root powers your /etc/fstab after making a new mount folder
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mkdir /mnt/8g /dev/sda1 /mnt/8g ntfs-3g users,rw 0 0 change sda1 to some other thing depending on what you have got....if problems post your current fstab file and make a backup pls |
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This worked: Code:
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /home/miroslav/sdb1 -o force Code:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information. Code:
/dev/sda4 /data2 ext3 defaults 1 1 Can I remove it ? Than I could add this for usb: Code:
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /home/miroslav/sdb1 -o force |
I am not familar with the force parameter but what you have is a manual mount command and the syntax changes a little if to a fstab entry so try
/dev/sdb1 /home/miroslav/sdb1 ntfs-3g users,rw 0 0 and see if that works pls 2) can you remove it? well is there a partition called /dev/sda4? and do you have those data folders? Can you remember if you created both or what?. Maybe your opensuse has got confused but only you know if there should be 2 folders or one. if 2 folders correct the fstab entry....if 1 folder delete the incorrect fstab entry |
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I followd your advice and got error message: Code:
/dev/sdb1 /home/miroslav/sdb1 ntfs-3g users,rw 0 0 Code:
Error opening '/dev/sdb1': Permission denied |
from the last error link>>>>ALL quoted work not mine.
Why don't the 'user' and 'users' options work in /etc/fstab? The 'mount' command doesn't invoke the ntfs-3g binary with the needed privilege after it has checked and approved the user is entitled to mount a given device on a specified mount point, hereby the user can't open the device he got the approval in /etc/fstab. This is a problem in the 'mount' utility. Solution: Use at least NTFS-3G 1.2506 with setuid-root set and make sure the user has access rights to the volume and mount point. Please note that using setuid-root can result unforeseen privilege escalation and its usage is discouraged. Only the absolutely trusted users must be granted such access. Below is an example how this can be done for users in the ntfsuser group to be able to mount any NTFS volume if they have also the needed volume access rights. Code:
chown root.ntfsuser $(which ntfs-3g) |
if setuid causes you any concern....then only let root mount your device pls
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