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how to use NTFS drives ?

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-use-ntfs-drives.100081/

krates
krates Original post #1
Oct 18, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Just tell me how to i installed

NTFS 3G

i am using UBUNTU 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition

i am a n00b in linux :D

so please help me out

if you can post your own tut it will be great as i have wasted 1 hour in following many tuts on net

thanks
krates
Faun
Faun #3
Oct 18, 2008 at 9:59 PM
ntfs-3g is installed in ubuntu 8.04 by default :D
hullap
hullap #4
Oct 18, 2008 at 10:06 PM
then install ntfs-config to make your work easier :p
Dark Star
Oct 18, 2008 at 11:12 PM
You can't use it or its not mounting automatically ?

Try this for enabling automount open terminal and try this

Code:
sudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/policy/preferences.fdi

Replace the 1'st with 2'nd
Code:
<merge key="storage.automount_enable_hint" type="bool">false</merge>
to 
<merge key="storage.automount_enable_hint" type="bool">true</merge>
That will do the job I think :)

Regards
S
Oct 18, 2008 at 11:58 PM
In Ubuntu we can read and write the NTFS drive by default.Can't we?I use Ubuntu 8.04.1 and all my Vista drives are accessible.
Faun
Faun #7
Oct 19, 2008 at 12:38 AM
^^yup
Dark Star
Oct 19, 2008 at 7:23 AM
In Ubuntu we can read and write the NTFS drive by default.Can't we?I use Ubuntu 8.04.1 and all my Vista drives are accessible.

yes you can . but ubuntu 8.04 doesn't mount the HDD automatically so everytime you have to click on it to mount it or use the option I gave :)
krates
krates #9
Oct 19, 2008 at 7:32 AM
Hey thanks still showing you don't have privilege to access e: :(

and yea NTFS config tool is there in

System < administration

but when i click on it it does not runs :(

bump
Dark Star
Dark Star #10
Oct 19, 2008 at 1:14 PM
^^have you tried what I posted !
krates
krates #11
Oct 19, 2008 at 1:42 PM
hey dark star pm me your yahoo or msn or add me i am getting mad
Faun
Faun #12
Oct 19, 2008 at 1:56 PM
switch to windoz, tension kyu lene ka :D
kalpik
kalpik #13
Oct 19, 2008 at 3:03 PM
hey dark star pm me your yahoo or msn or add me i am getting mad
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