On Tue, 2007-01-09 at 22:52 -0500, Jim Cornette wrote: > John Bowden wrote: > > >> You might add something like 'ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /mnt/xp' to rc.local and > >> it should be ready to go when the computer is ready after boot. I do > >> this for 'yum -y update' on a computer that I setup for novice computer > >> users and it works for that situation. ntfs-3g should work from the > >> script also. > >> > >> Jim > >> -- > >> The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music. > >> > > I got that command to work after changing the "sda1" to hda1. I have > > also added it to my rc.local file and did a reboot. I can now see my > > ntfs partition. Now I can archive all the stuff in my "downloads" > > directory and shrink the ntfs partition down to give my FC6 partition > > more room.Thanks all for your help. Now to find out why my Psion wont > > communicate with FC6 > > > > > > Also, some better advice was passed on regarding how to add the entry > within the /etc/fstab file and have it mounted as other partitions are > mounted. I did not read the documentation and was supposing that since > ntfs-3g was acting like a program to mount the filesystem instead of the > example giving a reference to an entry, it was outside a regular > mechanism to mount filesystems. > Adding the entry to rc.local is an option that I'd do and it works. It > is good to read up on more normal methods as included in the link below. > At least I learned from your question also that you can add the mount to > /etc/fstab. > > http://www.ntfs-3g.org/index.html#usage > > > As below excerpt from link: > > Please see the ntfs-3g manual page for more options and examples. You > can also make NTFS to be mounted during boot by adding the following > line to the end of the /etc/fstab file: > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 > > > Jim > > > -- > It occurred to me lately that nothing has occurred to me lately. > I will leave the line in my rc.local file for now as it seems to be working and I can free up some space on the ntfs partition. in a week or two I will have a go at my fstab file. This install of FC6 was a look and tinker install. I,m almost ready to start using FC6 for most of my day to day pc use. There is only two things stopping me from dumping m$ permanently and they are: 1, Playing Command & Conquer Generals Zero hour! 2,the voip software only has a windoz version and I have 2 1/2 months of credit left on it to go. Its one of the cheapest voip services around that I have found so far. Free international land line phone calls. I have a 250Gb hard drive in this box. About 80Gb for FC6 the rest for windoz. I plan to shrink the ntfs partition down to about 20/30 Gb just to run Generals on from time to time.
