Mounting NTFS Filesystems
Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Mounting NTFS Filesystems
started by: LuigiSexpistols
Posted by LuigiSexpistols on Aug. 13 2005,00:02
I need to be able to write to my NTFS hard drives from DSL, but I can't get the filesystem to mount as read/write. I've tried using the desktop tools thing and mounting manually as root.The problem is, that even with mount /dev/hda2 -w I get a read-only filesystem. How can I force it to be read/write?
Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 13 2005,03:31
Plain DSL does not mount NTFS read-write. I assume this is because NTFS is constantly changing, is closed source, and is not entirely stable for writing from linux.Apparently you can install captive ntfs in order to write, but i have no experience with that software to say how well it works or how easy it is to install to DSL
Posted by LuigiSexpistols on Aug. 13 2005,13:04
Damn... Looks like I'll have to convert one of my drives to FAT to do this then. 
Thanks for the info, anyways.
Posted by aldsl on Aug. 14 2005,02:08
Hi, I hv got P4 1.8 ghz /128 MB RAM/40 GB/FAT32 c: D:/and 8 GB Unpartitioned partitioned space...I hv live CD DSL the distro is
cool...but I am complete to linux..so cannot understand the terminology
of it..quiet firmly....so I am asking basic questions......
1) How do u view and access read & write to my FAT32 partitions.?? cos
thts all my instruction is located and Please guide right from Desktop
cos I do not undertsnad.....cmdline or shelll..
.....Cannot access after sharing also thru SMDline...and Smdtree..is
not available as Dillo doc.. is saying So plz ...give a better idea..
2)Wht is cmdline in linux..as their seems to me many for my untrained
eyes...Bash...Terminal...Root...
3)How to mount disks....as all mnt cmds given anyhwhere shows directory
not exist...
4) HOw to configure modem for my peculiar Reliance India NET
connection... the official
website...http://www.relianceinfo.com/Infocomm/Rim/rconnect_dc_linux.ht
ml
shows instruction for Redhat....so plz interprete for me for the DSL
interface.....The moidem is bit tricky as it is nerdy in windows
also...
5)a lot of apps in DSL seems to be freezing need to be
killed...especially ssh server...and system status bar...
6) I tried to put all those help and install instruction on the live cd
but DSL Cld not boot...it stopped at the Scanning USB devices
stage...and loaded a verlimited Shell....so How to get to some big time
help...when u cannot view ure HD cannot put on CD or connect to the NET
it...is over me.....So I hv come to this forum....in search of
help...Plz help....with as much details as possible..I learn fromthis
distro and wann put onthe IBM thinkpad 760 EL Laptop.. P1 133Mhz/2.1 GB
/48MB RAM....so anybody hving info tht hardware is also welcome...