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I did
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
and everything installed fine
but I still cant write on ntfs harddrives
I get
mkdir: cannot create directory `a': Read-only file system...
- 06-30-2007 #1Just Joined!
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Writing on NTFS
I did
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
and everything installed fine
but I still cant write on ntfs harddrives
I get
mkdir: cannot create directory `a': Read-only file system
- 06-30-2007 #2
post the output of this
its small L ( -l ).Code:sudo fdisk -l
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- 06-30-2007 #3Just Joined!
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should I remount it as write and read?Code:user@adminPC:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 22947 184321746 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 22948 38913 128246895 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda5 22948 26771 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda6 26772 30595 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda7 30596 34419 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda8 34420 36243 14651248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda9 36482 38913 19535008+ 83 Linux /dev/sda10 36360 36481 979933+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris Partition table entries are not in disk order
if yes, then how????
coz I didnt mount it in the first place
it was mounted when I installed Kubuntu
- 06-30-2007 #4yes. you have remount partitions for write access.should I remount it as write and read?
if yes, then how????
open /etc/fstab file
replace ntfs with ntfs-3g in all lines. save file and execute 'sudo mount -a' OR reboot machine.Code:kdesu kate /etc/fstab
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