mount an NTFS Partition

shahz · 10-08-2008, 12:48 AM

Hi,

I want to mount an ntfs partition but could not mount it with the command.

#mount -t ntfs /dev/hda6 /ntfs

the partition type was not recegnized, what is the problem, thanks in advance.

shahz

jschiwal · 10-08-2008, 01:09 AM

Try "sudo /sbin/modprobe ntfs" first. If you want write access, you might want to install the "fuse" package and "ntfs-3g". Then first modprobe the "fuse" module. Then use the "ntfs-3g" file type in your mount command.

Some older FC distro's did not have the "ntfs" loadable module enabled and required recompiling the kernel.

shahz · 10-08-2008, 02:23 AM

#sudo /sbin/modprobe ntfs

FATAL: Module ntfs not found

#sudo /sbin/modprobe fuse

FATAL: Module fuse not found

from where to get these modulse and how to add a module.

thanks
shahz

jschiwal · 10-09-2008, 02:03 AM

You will need to google for "RHEL 4" and NTFS. I don't think your kernel is built to support NTFS. You may need to rebuild your kernel.
For fuse, you might need to do the same thing as well as installing the fuse package.