<solved> how to mount ntfs???

**pzUH** · 09-01-2008

i installed Fedora 9 a few days ago, and now i wanna know how to mount a ntfs drive so it can be read n write in my linux. I use Win XP sp3
help me pls....

**Naiki** · 09-01-2008

Havent used fedora in a while, im guessing this will work though. Open terminal and log in as root, then list your disks/partitions. Your windows partition/drive will have ntfs next to it. Mines /dev/sda3, so ill use sda3 later on. Yours might be different. Now make a folder to mount the windows partition into. Then use gedit to open fstab.

Code:

su -
(password)
fdisk -l
mkdir /mnt/windows
gedit /etc/fstab

Add a new line to the fstab file and add the following, replacing sda3 with wherever your ntfs drive is located.

Code:

/dev/sda3		/mnt/windows		ntfs	umask=000,defaults	0 0

Save it and close it then go back to terminal and type:

Code:

mount -a

You should now be able to find your whole windows partition in the directory /mnt/windows.

If your unsure of where your windows partition is, feel free to just run 'fdisk -l' and copy paste the output back here.

**pzUH** · 09-01-2008

i have try this and i got new problem :i cant save my changes when i hv done editing fstab files with gedit, it says: "u hv no permission to edit...bla...bla...bla...
What happen???

***elija*** · 09-01-2008

Did you do su? (I don't know what the - is for; try with just su)

That should give you the access rights needed

**i92guboj** · 09-01-2008

Note that the ntfs driver will not give you full r/w support.

Read on ntfs3g instead. You will surely need to install ntfs3g or whatever it's called in fedora using yum. After that you need to use ntfs3g instead of ntfs to mount the drive.

About the permissions problem, make sure you use su, and supply a correct password. Make sure that after doing so you are root, and no error is spitted on the terminal.

**pzUH** · 09-02-2008

thanks to you all!!!!

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