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Old 12-01-2003, 11:21 PM   #1
sirdilznik
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Can I mount a NTFS partition ?


Hi, I'm new to Linux (though not new to computers) and am trying to mount all my drives. I have an NTFS partition on /dev/hda running Windows XP. I modified my /etc/fstab, but when I try to mount it I get an error message stating that type of partition is not supported by the kernel. Also my cdrom/cd-rw mounts just fine, but how do I get my DVD-Rom to mount ? Any hep is most appreciated. THANX
 
Old 12-02-2003, 01:00 AM   #2
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You will need to load the ntfs module if it exists.

depmod -ae
modprobe ntfs


If you don't have it then you will need the kernel-source for your running kernel so you can build the module and then load it.
 
Old 12-02-2003, 01:00 AM   #3
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Couple of things to check. I'd start by looking at the kernel configuration file. If it's a distro installed kernel, then you should have a copy of it in /boot. It will be named something like config-ide-2.4.22, probably. Look for the "CONFIG_NTFS_FS" directive. It will be CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m if it was included as a module,CONFIG_NTFS_FS=y if it was compiled into the kernel, or "# CONFIG_NTFS_FS is not set", if it wasn't included at all. If the last one is your case, then you'll need to recompile your kernel to include it. If it is included as a module, then typing "modprobe ntfs" as root at a bash prompt should load it and you can then mount the partition. If it was compiled in, then you should be to just mount it in fstab with something like this:

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/dev/hda1 /winxp ntfs umask=000,defaults 1 0
/winxp being wherever you want it mounted at. To mount it manually, you could use something like this:

mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /winxp

Also, make sure you have located the correct partition, you can use fdisk to ID it with this:

fdisk -l /dev/hda

That will show you the info about all paritions on /dev/hda


I mount CDs in my DVD-ROM drive same as above, just a different type:

mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/dvdrom

But you'll need to look at /var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages to find out where it is placing the drive. Not 100% certain about the type with an actual DVD, as I've yet to mount one. But "man mount" lists all supported types.

Good luck

Last edited by DaHammer; 12-02-2003 at 01:03 AM.
 
Old 12-02-2003, 02:58 AM   #4
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Beware that Linux ntfs support is only safe as read only, don't try writing to a valuable ntfs partition.
 
Old 12-02-2003, 09:24 AM   #5
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also remember that when you want to mount something the directory you want to mount it to needs to be created first

as root do
mkdir /winxp (or whatever)
then do
mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /winxp
 
Old 12-02-2003, 12:10 PM   #6
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http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/

This was on Slashdot this morning, I haven't used it yet, but I am going to check it out tonight.

Full rw access using the real ntfs.sys driver
 
Old 12-02-2003, 03:44 PM   #7
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fdisk -l /dev/hda shows my NTFS as hidden, can I still mount it?
 
Old 12-02-2003, 09:04 PM   #8
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put nohide in the fstab options for the device
 
Old 12-02-2003, 09:25 PM   #9
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re lujan's post, reactos/wine is not infallible so I would still be worried about the integrity of the ntfs partition.
 
Old 12-03-2003, 01:40 AM   #10
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Smile

Hi folks,
I just want to say that I have solved my mounting problems. I now have all my devices mounted properly. While no single post solved all my problems, they all helped and I appreciate all the help and how quickly it arrived. I'm not completely sure what was the problem exactly, but I think it stemmed from my messing with /etc/lilo.conf and make menuconfig. I rebooted from my installation cd, didn't format any partitions or install anything new, but reconfigured my system and reformatted my boot/lilo floppy and installed a fresh lilo on it. Lo and behold everything works perfectly now(as far as mounted partitions,cdroms, and dvdroms go).

my entry for ntfs in etc/fstab reads as follows:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/win ntfs defaults,no auto 0 0

Thanx for all the help now to get my sound working.... i'll start a new thread for that :P
 
Old 12-03-2003, 05:26 AM   #11
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did you do this on a NTFS partition?

if so have you got any problems?
 
  


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