Error mounting: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
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Error mounting: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
Dear All,
I am using OLE 6.2, 32 bit. Today I was trying to open the other drives (windows C drive and external drive both are ntfs), when I tried to open it, I go the following error
Error mounting: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
Please advise how can I fix it, I did a google search but since I am new I am unable to understand what I should really do. Sept by Sept advise would be of great help.
ntfs is a windows specific file system that is not activated as default on linux systems. Most likely you can load a kernel module that supports it. Try this as root:
Code:
modprobe ntfs
If this works without error, enter this command:
Code:
cat /proc/filesystems
If the list contains ntfs, you are done. Next you will want to learn to load that module permanently.
I have a same error.
I think it's happen after last update.
Yesterday I can mount my USB harddrive with NTFS.
Today about 4 hours ago I update my RedHat, it was a many updates.
After that I can't connect USB Harddrive.
I got the same prob. and solved it by: yum install *ntfs*
the main packages to be installed are:
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
findntfs x86_64 1.3-1.el5.rf rpmforge 6.0 k
fuse-ntfs-3g x86_64 2010.10.2-1.el5.rf rpmforge 613 k
fuse-ntfs-3g-devel x86_64 2010.10.2-1.el5.rf rpmforge 70 k
gnome-vfs2-ntfs x86_64 1.13.1-1.el5.rf rpmforge 5.2 k
ps. All packages are mandatory to make sure that everything is going well.
Last edited by mostafa_zoubi; 09-18-2012 at 05:50 AM.
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