On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 10:54, Randall Crunk wrote: > Andy Hargreaves wrote: > > To return to the original question... > > > > 1. Create a directory (using mkdir) in /lib/modules/2.xxxxx.nptl/kernel/fs > > called ntfs. > > > > 2. Put the file (link at the bottom of this message) into the newly created > > ntfs directory. Rename the file to ntfs.o > > > > 3. Permissions on the ntfs.o file should be 644 (i.e. use chmod 644 ntfs.o) > > > > 4. Now, the line in fstab needs to look similar this: > > > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/ntfs auto ro,user,umask=000 0 0 > > > > > > > > > > This is exactly what I have done, and it works fine. > > > > This is the link to the file: > > > > http://www.ajh-web.com/l/ntfs.o.txt > > > > Andy > > > > Thanks Andy but is isn't working for me. I am getting the same error "fs > type ntfs not supported by kernel" I have kernel 2.4.22-1.2135 is that > makes any difference. First, after making the change to /etc/fstab, make sure you: 1. verify that /mnt/ntfs exists - if it doesn't exist, create it, and 2. execute 'mount -a' which will cause a mount of all devices according to the /etc/fstab file. 3. execute 'df' to see if your ntfs partition is mounted If that didn't work for you, continue reading below. In Andy's example above, make sure you replace /dev/hda1 with your NTFS partition device - if you're not sure which device that is, do this: # fdisk /dev/hda Command (m for help): p (enter 'p' for print) then you'll get a listing that looks something like this: Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 4 32098+ de Dell Utility /dev/hda2 * 5 1279 10241437+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hda3 1280 1292 104422+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 1293 4865 28700122+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 1293 4735 27655866 83 Linux /dev/hda6 4736 4865 1044193+ 82 Linux swap, and as you can see on this machine, the NTFS partition is /dev/hda2. Also, make sure you create the /mnt/ntfs directory - you'll probably need to be root. If you still have problems, check /var/log/messages for error messages that might give a clue as to what the problem is. HTH. Hardy Merrill
