HOWTO: NTFS with read/write support using ntfs-3g (easy method)

[bryan4134]

no its an external USB drive - my internal drives are working fine.

[bryan4134]

and this is what I get when trying to use nautilus tools......


bryan4134@Dell-8300-Ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g-nautilus-tools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
ntfs-3g-nautilus-tools is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up ntfs-3g-nautilus-tools (0.10-1) ...
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/samba/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing ntfs-3g-nautilus-tools (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
ntfs-3g-nautilus-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[givré]

ntfs-3g-nautilus-tools is no more officially support by myself,
you should use the new pmount hal from the main-all channel of my repo.
What is your /etc/apt/sources.list ?
You should have something like that :
If you use dapper :
deb http://flomertens.keo.in/ubuntu dapper main main-all
If you use edgy :
deb http://flomertens.keo.in/ubuntu edgy main-all

[rogeriovinhal]

Hi, I have a custom compiled kernel 2.6.18-ck1 in AMD64 Ubuntu Dapper, and I am having some problems compiling the fuse module...

I stops compiling giving up this error:

  CC [M]  /usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.o
/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.c: Na função ‘fuse_direct_write’:
/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.c:608: error: ‘struct inode’ has no member named ‘i_sem’
/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.c:610: error: ‘struct inode’ has no member named ‘i_sem’
/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.c: No nivel superior:
/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.c:662: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.c:675: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[5]: ** [/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel/file.o] Erro 1
make[4]: ** [_module_/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel] Erro 2
make[4]: Saindo do diretório `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.18-ck1'
make[3]: ** [all-spec] Erro 2
make[3]: Saindo do diretório `/usr/src/modules/fuse/kernel'
make[2]: ** [binary-modules] Erro 2
make[2]: Saindo do diretório `/usr/src/modules/fuse'
make[1]: ** [kdist_build] Erro 2
make[1]: Saindo do diretório `/usr/src/modules/fuse'
Module /usr/src/modules/fuse failed.
Hit return to Continue?

What should I do? In the 2.6.17 kernel that I too compiled myself, there was no problems...

[3zero2]

3zero2, follow the error message, and that should work.

you were right. i found a windows machine, ran chkdsk, safely removed my hdd and now its working fine.

seems that 'safely remove device' does something in fact and is not a gimmick after all.

[givré]

y
seems that 'safely remove device' does something in fact and is not a gimmick after all.

It's even an *important* things to do

[bryan4134]

hi..

firstly, I have now got it to mount (with write enabled) using Nautilus (Ihad to create the missing directory manually)....

seconcly my sources looks like this...
#Givre's repository (ntfs-3g & fuse 2.5.3)
deb http://ntfs-3g.sitesweetsite.info/ubuntu/ dapper main
deb-src http://ntfs-3g.sitesweetsite.info/ubuntu/ dapper main

so.. should I change both lines to main-all?

wll that then automatically mount my usb drive or do I still need to issue a specific command (apologies, I am a Linux newbie)

thanks, Bryan

[givré]

ok, so now it's hope to you :
- you can do it the old way, and use the nautilus script.
- you can do it the new way, with the packages that are in main-all, so your external drive will be mount automatically with write access.

I'll recomand you the second option, since i don't maintain anymore the nautilus script (but it works), but do what you prefer.

[givré]

Hi, I have a custom compiled kernel 2.6.18-ck1 in AMD64 Ubuntu Dapper, and I am having some problems compiling the fuse module...

I stops compiling giving up this error:

What should I do? In the 2.6.17 kernel that I too compiled myself, there was no problems...

Hum, i'm not a specialist in kernel compilation, but normaly, the fuse module is default for all kernel > 2.6.15. Try first to see if you have it :

modinfo fuse

[rogeriovinhal]

Do I need to include it in the kernel? Isn't it enough just to compile the module?

Searching the kernel xconfig, I found this module:

Filesystem in Userspace support (FUSE_FS)

With FUSE it is possible to implement a fully functional filesystem
in a userspace program.

There's also companion library: libfuse. This library along with
utilities is available from the FUSE homepage:
<http://fuse.sourceforge.net/>

See <file:Documentation/filesystems/fuse.txt> for more information.
See <file:Documentation/Changes> for needed library/utility version.

If you want to develop a userspace FS, or if you want to use
a filesystem based on FUSE, answer Y or M.

It is by default unchecked. Would it make any difference to check it?
I don't remember checking it on the 2.6.17 config, and it works there.