cannot create directory on windows partition

[pagla_ghoda]

Hi All,
I am not able to create a directory on the windows partition. The error I am getting is:

mkdir: cannot create directory `test123': No space left on device.

mount command used:
sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /media/

df -i output

/dev/sda1 15458772 315136 15143636 3% /media

df -h

/dev/sda1 25G 10G 15G 41% /media

Please point me to a solution for this.

Thanks,
Sandeep.

[devils casper]

Use ntfs-3g instead of ntfs in mount command to enable write access on NTFS Partition. Do not mount partition at /media. Create a folder inside /media and mount NTFS partition there only.

sudo umount /dev/sda1
sudo mkdir  /media/sda1
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g   /dev/sda1  /media/sda1 -o defaults,umask=0
cd /media/sda1
touch test1

[pagla_ghoda]

I tried this but I am getting the same error still

[devils casper]

Does touch test1 command throw same error?

Post the output of these commands :

sudo fdisk -l
df -h

[pagla_ghoda]

df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb5 9.2G 3.3G 5.5G 38% /
none 486M 284K 485M 1% /dev
none 490M 300K 489M 1% /dev/shm
none 490M 112K 490M 1% /var/run
none 490M 0 490M 0% /var/lock
none 490M 0 490M 0% /lib/init/rw
/dev/sdb1 14G 179M 13G 2% /boot
/dev/sdb8 8.3G 6.1G 1.8G 78% /data
/dev/sdb6 4.7G 4.4G 7.2M 100% /home
/dev/sda1 25G 10G 15G 41% /media/cdrive

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8bb85423

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 1824 14647296 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 1824 4866 24432641 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 1824 3040 9764864 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 3040 3650 4900864 83 Linux
/dev/sdb7 3650 3775 999424 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb8 3775 4866 8764416 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xee9b2e60

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 3188 25600000 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 3188 9729 52547168+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 3188 9729 52547137 7 HPFS/NTFS

[devils casper]

/dev/sda1 has been mounted at /media/cdrive folder.

Did you add its entry in /etc/fstab file? Post the contents of /etc/fstab file here.

Try this again :

sudo umount /dev/sda1
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g   /dev/sda1  /media/cdrive  -o defaults,umask=0
cd /media/cdrive
touch test1

[pagla_ghoda]

I tried this with the other windows partition, and am able to create files in that. the /dev/sda1 is windows boot partition as well. May be because of that.
The partitions are not part of the fstab file.

[devils casper]

It doesn't matter if NTFS partition has Windows OS installed or not. Are you using defaults and umask=0 option in mount command?

Which Windows OS has been installed in /dev/sda1? Did you install any drive encryption package in Windows OS during/after installation?