--- Michael Ferguson <michael.ferguson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>[root@localhost root]# mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 > >>>/windows > >>>mount: cannot mount block device /dev/hda1 > >> > >>read-only > >> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>This is perfectly normal, ntfs is supported as > >>read-only. > >>If you try to write to an ntfs partition from > >>another filesystem, you do > >>this at your own risks. > >>HTH > >>Thierry > >> > > > > > > I don't understand how this tells me why I can't > mount. > > > > Try feeding the mount command the read only option > to explicitly mount > the partition read only. From memory it's "mount -o > ro" or "mount -r" > but I'd check the man page first. I can never > remember the options and > get my options between different platforms mixed up > all the time. I've tried that. Same error. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html
