--- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hoffmann wrote: > > --- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 21:02 -0800, Hoffmann wrote: > >> > >>>Hello: > >>> > >>>I used the following command to mount an external > >> > >>HD > >> > >>>on my box: > >>> > >>># mount -t ntfs -o umask=007 /dev/sdf5 > >>>/media/HP_Personal_Media_Drive > >>> > >>>and I got this permission: > >>>dr-xr-x--- 1 root root 12288 Dec 9 16:56 > >>>HP_Personal_Media_Drive > >>> > >>>How can I change this thing in order to have > >>>permission (as a non-root user) for writing on > >> > >>that > >> > >>>external HD? My goal is to be able not only to > >> > >>read > >> > >>>the external HD (as I can right do now), but also > >> > >>move > >> > >>>files to it. > >> > >>The linux ntfs driver has very limited write > support > >>and won't be able > >>to do this. There may be other ways of doing what > >>you need though - see > >> > > > > > http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org/doku.php?id=ntfs-en#3.2_can_the_driver_write_to_an_ntfs_volume_too > > > >>Paul. > >> > >>-- > >>fedora-list mailing list > >>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>To unsubscribe: > >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >> > > > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > Thanks for the hint. > > What about a partition on the external HD. Is it > > possible to partition it? I mean, in my case, the > > external HD has 120 GB, and the idea would be to > keep > > 20 GB for using it with Windows (NTFS), and 100 GB > to > > use with FC4. > > Is that possible, and how? > > The usual fix for this would be to reformat the disk > as FAT32 instead of > NTFS, which would then be both readable and writable > by both Windows and > Linux. > > Partitioning it is possible, but using a different > format is probably > simpler. > > Paul. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list Paul: Sorry, if my question sounds stupid. But, how can I reformat my external HD as FAT32? Could you, please, tell me, or send me a reference (webpage) for that? Thanks! Hoffmann __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
