copy files to xp partitions

tanoatlq · 09-20-2008, 09:50 AM

Is possible to copy files to windows NT partitions from linux?
On slackware 11.0 seems not (with installation settings).
Should I load any module?
Thanks,
tano

pixellany · 09-20-2008, 10:01 AM

Is ntfs-3g installed?
(find /bin -name ntfs*)

ntfs-3g is a slackware package (in AP)

T3slider · 09-20-2008, 11:19 AM

ntfs-3g is installed by default in a full Slackware 12.1 installation. If you're running 12.0 or 11.0 (as it looks from your post), you can build ntfs-3g (which requires FUSE). SlackBuilds for both are located at slackbuilds.org.

tanoatlq · 09-21-2008, 03:59 AM

uh, oh! Excuse me, but seems that my slackware is 12.1, not 11, as I wrote, the installation
was the full mode but even if I could read, seems that I am no able to copy to nt partitions
?!?!

Road_map · 09-21-2008, 04:05 AM

Please post here you /etc/fstab file.

brianL · 09-21-2008, 05:02 AM

Have you tried copying anything as root? During installation of 12.1, if you have Windows, you're offered a choice of read/write permissions for your Windows partition. I chose anyone can read, but only root can write.

T3slider · 09-21-2008, 07:17 AM

Fuse is located in the l/ series and ntfs-3g is located in the a/ series. ntfsprogs is in the ap/ series, but I'm not sure if that still gets used or not (I don't have an NTFS partition to test this out on). The following commands should return something (the desired output is shown below):

Code:

$ ls /var/log/packages | grep -i fuse
fuse-2.7.3-i486-1
$ ls /var/log/packages | grep -i ntfs
ntfs-3g-1.2310-i486-1
ntfsprogs-2.0.0-i486-2

If all of those are installed, it is just a matter of a configuration error (for example, in /etc/fstab). If you don't want to use fstab to create a permanent mount point for your partition, you can try mounting the partition manually, as follows (as root):

Code:

# mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/hda2 /mnt/ntfs

Make sure you change /dev/hda2 to point to the location of your NTFS partition. You can (and may have to) pass additional options to mount (or /etc/fstab). Read `man fstab` and `man mount` for more information.

brianL · 09-21-2008, 08:53 AM

Here's the relevant entry in my /etc/fstab:

Code:

/dev/sda1        /winxpp          ntfs-3g     umask=022        1   0

Obviously you'd have to change the /dev/sda1 and /winxpp parts to suit your own setup.

glore2002 · 09-21-2008, 10:34 AM

Hello tanoatlq!

I don't have winxp installed now but I had it a month ago and this fstab entry worked perfectly well for me. It will let every user read and right in that ntfs partition. If you want that, I think it will also work for you.

Code:


/dev/sda1     /media/winntfs   	ntfs-3g	   umask=000	1   0

I hope it helps,
Glore2002.-

tanoatlq · 09-21-2008, 10:44 AM

I am going to try to mount it with that options.
I did not want to mount partitions automatically so no fstab lines for external
partitions. I tried to do as root as mount /dev/sdaX /mnt.
But I do not use type option, so ntfs-3g could be a solution.
Thanks!

tanoatlq · 09-21-2008, 02:15 PM

Yes : it seems that mounting an ntfs partition without the -t ntfs-3g mount it with
different options than ntfs (that mount that partition read-only).