Why can't I mount my Windows hard drive from Linux?

iZvi · 06-11-2004, 09:10 AM

This message usually appears when you attempt to use make from a wrong directory. Are you running this command from the directory where the linux source is placed?

axess_denied · 06-11-2004, 09:42 AM

Thanks a lot, it looks like it is starting to make the moduels, I appreciate all of the help! So after modules are made what needs to be done? (lost link to other post on lq.org that explained it)

iZvi · 06-11-2004, 09:52 AM

After the modules are made and installed do: "modprobe ntfs". If this doesn't output errors just mount your NTFS partition like any other.

ResidentOmega · 10-19-2006, 12:36 PM

I would not bother with NTFS go back to windows use Partition Magic or some other program to change your drive format from NTFS to FAT32 and go from there. I think that would be the easy way out of trying to mount NTFS

sylvester_0 · 10-19-2006, 01:07 PM

Upgrade your OS. Now.

Before you do that to fix your windows booting problem put in XP cd, go to recovery console. Run fixboot, fixbmr. Now install linux (or alternatively run a grub-install if you don't take my advice above) and all should be hunky dory.

b0uncer · 10-19-2006, 01:17 PM

In modern kernel compilations the make process has changed from what it was earlier; refer to the README or INSTALL file found among the source files after extracting the kernel sources package. There it's told how to do the job. In newer kernel versions it's probably a matter of bare "make", but as I said, you will want to read the INSTALL and/or README files.

Markcore · 10-21-2006, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axess_denied

I am running FC2, I like it a lot too. I have already gone into the kernel config and edited the
# CONFIG_NTFS_* is not set
to
CONFIG_NTFS_*=m

I need to make modules now, but when I type in

make modules_install

I get this in return:
[me@me /]# make modules_install
make: *** No rule to make target `modules_install'. Stop.

Still stuck I have no idea what to do?

Here's the steps I use.

cd /usr/src/linux-x.x.x (whatever kernel source you're using)
make menuconfig (choose what you want and save on exit)
make bzImage
make modules && make modules_install
cp .config /boot/.config
cp System.map /boot/System.map
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-x.x.x

I'm using slackware and LILO, so i'll usually edit that next to include the new kernel boot option.
/etc/lilo.conf

/sbin/lilo (for changes to take place)

restart. and try new kernel.

ResidentOmega · 10-23-2006, 11:41 PM

Sylvester is right. They also have an kernel update so you are able to mount the NTFS file system to Fedora

ResidentOmega · 10-23-2006, 11:53 PM

To add the partition you have to edit fstab in /etc folder
/dev/hdb1 /mnt/windows vfat defaults 0 0

Dev/hdb1 is the harddrive where my partition is. /mnt/windows/ is the folder I assigned it to. Vfat is the file system i use. Default I used to have normal read and write settings. 0 0...is beyond me. I don't know what they are for I just copied from the rest of what I saw in the file.

I hope this helps.