NTFS + 64Studio 2.0

OK, I have finally managed to mount my 2 NTFS partitions with read/write permissions by means of 'ntfs-3g'. While I didn't succeed in finding the right entries for fstab, I have found a utility called 'ntfs-config' (originally created for Ubuntu) which helps mounting them automatically, with or without write permissions. So, thanks to all for providing help/tips/links. Raphael ;)

Unclean NTFS volumes can be a problem. The only guaranteed way to fix them is to boot windows.

The packages are NTFSPROGS and libntfs9. Just search for ntfs in Synaptic. works as easy as ntfsmount /dev/hdb2 /mnt/ntfs1/ (obviously /mnt/ntfs1 must exist) The fstab line is /dev/hdb2 /mnt/ntfs1 ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 Look here http://www.linux-ntfs.org/

Well, I have somehow managed to mount my WinXP partition (hda1) as read-only on 64 Studio. The entry in fstab I used for this was '/dev/hda1 /media/WinXP ntfs umask=0 (0222 didn't work),user,uid=1000,gid=100 0 0' This immediately put an icon on the desktop and I can now acces this drive just fine. Don't need no write access here. I tried the same command (adapted of course) for my other ntfs drive (hdd) but this time it fails to mount. http://stashbox.org/37895/mount%20ntfs%20volume%20%28Samples%20%2B%20VSTi%29.png Does it make a difference if it is a partition or a complete disk? And not only would I like to mount this drive, I also absolutely need write acces to it, since this is my sample content/editing drive. So if some nice soul could get me in business, I'd be forever grateful. Btw, I tried to install fuse and ntfs-3g, couldn't make it work. Although I read the man page et all, it was of no real help to me. Maybe due to the fact that I'm still quite green with linux? Cheers Raphael ;)

I haven't tried these steps yet, but I am going to. I just thought that I would mention, there is already a shortcut to my NTFS partition, however, when I click it then I get there error. So obviously something is missing from your steps provided.

I'm mounting NTFS volumes which are on the same physical disk, without any particular issues, once the permissions are right :) Quick checks you can try: 1/ Is the ntfs module loaded? tux@64studio:~$ lsmod | grep ntfs ntfs 198112 2 2/ Is the mount-point directory created (in my case /media/sda1), if not, create one 3/ Check/create the entry and permissions in your /etc/fstab /dev/sda1 /media/sda1 ntfs umask=0222,ro,user,noauto 0 0 4/ All being well, it should now mount easily tux@64studio:~$ mount /dev/sda1 5/ One other thing to check - make sure you have the correct device ID for the NTFS (in my case sda1)