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.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Suresh Panchanathan

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:
If this works without error, enter this command:
If the list contains ntfs, you are done. Next you will want to learn to load that module permanently.

By default linux is unknown to ntfs file systems so it won't mount ntfs partition

download and install ntfs-3g

then try mounting ntfs partition

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Syste...3g-15028.shtml

Hi eehmke

I tried as you have mentioned and got the following error message:

[root@OL6 ~]# modprobe ntfs
FATAL: Module ntfs not found.

---------- Post added 01-30-12 at 05:53 PM ----------

HI Deepak,

I will try as per your below advise and will update you the result. Thanks

For this you have to install 2 packages i.e., ntfs-3g and fuse

Check this page for more description:
http://linuxconfig.org/How_to_mount_...d_write_access

dear all,

ntfs-3g installed but i cant mount ntfs filesystem. Please help

[kursad@kursad-lnx ~]$ rpm -qa ntfs*
ntfsprogs-2012.1.15-1.el6.x86_64
ntfs-3g-2012.1.15-1.el6.x86_64

[kursad@kursad-lnx ~]$ modprobe ntfs
FATAL: Module ntfs not found.

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.

[root@oc2435300046 ~]# rpm -qa ntfs*
ntfsprogs-2012.1.15-1.el6.x86_64
ntfs-3g-2012.1.15-1.el6.x86_64
[root@oc2435300046 ~]# rpm -qa fuse*
fuse-libs-2.8.3-4.el6.x86_64
fuse-2.8.3-4.el6.x86_64
[root@oc2435300046 ~]# modprobe ntfs
FATAL: Module ntfs not found.
[root@oc2435300046 ~]# mount /dev/sda1 /media/
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
[root@oc2435300046 ~]# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204885504 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x016ec81e

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 121601 976760001 7 HPFS/NTFS

Solution:
Need downgrade from ntfs-3g-2012.1.15-1.el6.x86_64 to ntfs-3g-2011.4.12-5.el6.x86_64

[root@oc2435300046 ~]# yum downgrade ntfs-3g

After you can mount your harddrive with ntfs file system.

i can not downgrade to old version. because not found in repository.

But there is an update for new version. ntfs-3g-2012.1.15-2.el6.x86_64.rpm solved this problem.

I got the same prob. and solved it by:
yum install *ntfs*

the main packages to be installed are:

================================================================================
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.

By the way, which OS you are using?

Tried But using Centos 6.x
Works perfectly.
So many thanks