[SOLVED] ntfs partition still fails to mount after adding to fstab

naequs · 2010-11-26 15:06:00

hi,

i recently installed arch(bang) on my laptop like:

/dev/sda1 2048 24578047 12288000 27 Unknown
/dev/sda2 * 24578048 24782847 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 24782848 583196671 279206912 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 583196672 625141759 20972544 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 583198720 602073087 9437184 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 602075136 620949503 9437184 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 620951552 625141759 2095104 82 Linux swap / Solaris

where sda5 is / and sda6 is ~/

the line i added in fstab is:

/dev/sda3 /data ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0

but the damn thing still fails to mount

TIA !

Last edited by naequs (2010-11-27 17:17:29)

Dogmeat · 2010-11-26 15:21:32

Did you install extra/ntfs-3g? Is there an error message?

naequs · 2010-11-26 15:27:29

warning: ntfs-3g-2010.10.2-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (1): ntfs-3g-2010.10.2-1 [0.23 MB]

Total Download Size: 0.00 MB
Total Installed Size: 0.87 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]

everything fine

Ranguvar · 2010-11-26 15:33:13

ntfs-3g is built on top of FUSE. Do you have fuse added to your MODULES=() array in /etc/rc.conf? I believe there is a notice about that when you install ntfs-3g.

Also, when trying to debug an automatic procedure (like fstab mount-on-boot), first test and see if the manual way works, to isolate the problem.
Can you mount the partition with ntfs-3g in a normal shell?

Mr.Elendig · 2010-11-26 16:38:57

1. don't use force
2. what is the exact error?
3. what does dmesg say?
4. uname -r and pacman -Q kernel26

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2010-11-26 16:39:49)

whitetimer · 2010-11-26 16:49:03

This is mine and it works fine

Did you mkdir /data before hand for your mount point ?

# Mount Windows Partition
/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaults 0 0

Gossamer · 2010-11-26 17:10:08

I normally just use:

"user, auto, rw" and it automounts at boot and works just the same as my main filesystem.

Mr.Elendig · 2010-11-26 17:42:27

Gossamer wrote:

I normally just use:
"user, auto, rw" and it automounts at boot and works just the same as my main filesystem.

you can simply use "defaults" instead of that.

naequs · 2010-11-26 18:36:45

alright, this was the solution, quite simple

whitetimer wrote:

Did you mkdir /data before hand for your mount point ?
# Mount Windows Partition
/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows ntfs-3g defaults 0 0

and ps: fuse is not added in my modules array but it works now

thx to all !

Last edited by naequs (2010-11-27 17:17:01)

Gossamer · 2010-11-27 05:26:23

Mr.Elendig wrote:

Gossamer wrote:
I normally just use:
"user, auto, rw" and it automounts at boot and works just the same as my main filesystem.
you can simply use "defaults" instead of that.

I always thought that only defaulted it for root rather than user. Thanks for the info.

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