Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 how can i mount NTFS on my redhat 9 cause i dual boot linux/winxp and i cant access my music or movies , anyone? thanks, oh i did google it but i think people here can help me out better, plus a step by step would help cause im kinda linux newbie still thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 7, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2004 Well, I am not a dual-booter, but I think that this will help (command line). I am sure that there is a GUI way to do this, but I don't know it, sorry. :( First, open a shell (or console/konsole or terminal), and switch to root using su After you hit ENTER, you will need to type your root password. When the prompt changes to '#', you are root. Make a target mount location to which you will attach (or mount) your NTFS drive to. mkdir /mnt/windows_c (or whatever you want to call your mount point in your /mnt/ directory. Then, execute the mount by typing mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows_c or maybe mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows_c to specify NTFS format You might need to change your hdax number to hda2 or something else, depending on where your NTFS partition is located. If not on the master drive on the primary IDE, you will need to use hdcx, hdbx, or hddx (depends on where the drive you are interested in is located). If you find the partition that works, you can have it automatically mount every boot, by modifying the /etc/fstab file to include the correct information (do a man fstab for more info on the fstab file). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/ This is probably a little slower, and a little more of a pain (for those who dislike this whole reactos and lufs thang), but you know what, it gives your Read/Write access on all your NTFS drives and so far there have been no reports of corruption or any real problem like that. I haven't noticed any problems so far. Its not as fast as in native windows though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordHatrus Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 of course, we are assuming that you have the kernel compiled <or module-d> with support for NTFS... Which, if you are using the default kernel Red Hat gave you, it probably should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kongit Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Compiling the support into the kernel is the easiest way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 hey guys thanks for the support im going to try the options now i'll let u know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacid Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/ this is what I've always used and it works like a charm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 so far i get this, mount: fs type ntfs not supported by kernel how can i change it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 @uniacid i install the RPM now what do i do?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacid Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/inst...ns.html#install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 OMG THANKS!, works fine here, hada take a bit to compile the kernel to get to this point!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 i finally get to access my music and what do i run into NO MPEG AUDIO SUPPORT for redhat 9 AHHHH god damn linux lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kongit Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 that would be redhats fault. mp3s work fine for me. they left out the codec. crazy redhatters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniacid Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 just install apt-get and install the mp3 addon :) http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1890&page=4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 how do i write to /etc/fstab so i can automount on loadup? wont let me cause of read only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 7, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2004 how do i write to /etc/fstab so i can automount on loadup? wont let me cause of read only Very good! :D You run as a normal user. :yes: To edit this file (and many other critical system files), you will need to become 'root'. Type su and after you hit ENTER, type in your root password. Then you can edit ANYTHING! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 (edited) Im a Linux addict now!!!!, but how do i open the file in the terminal Edited March 7, 2004 by Solarix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kongit Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 pico filename nano filename once you are sued one should work. It depends on your system to what you have. I have both because I installed nano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 kongit, those commands do nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 7, 2004 Veteran Share Posted March 7, 2004 kongit, those commands do nothing By default, RedHat/Fedora don't install the pico or nano editors. If you have a GUI, you may be more comfortable opening a shell, su-ing to root, and typing: kedit /etc/fstab But please know what you are doing! :o (or at least make a backup of the file) cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab~ (or .bak or any name that will remind you it is a backup) ;) If you do not have GUI, RedHat/Fedora installs vim (you can call it up by using vim or vi). I recommend getting familiar with vi, as you will need to be reasonably competent in it, if you need to recover from a text-only boot situation. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 thanks it been great help, aoh and dont worry bout me i know what im doing :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 The best thing you can do is to read documents, like the ones on gentoo's site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nichotin Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 you might have noticed the lack of write-support for ntfs (thats microsofts fault really), so here I give you all the free solution (full write/read): http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemical Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 you might have noticed the lack of write-support for ntfs (thats microsofts fault really), so here I give you all the free solution (full write/read):http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/ interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Hey, i posted that at the start of this thread... Jeez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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