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#1 2009-01-16 21:16:29

ironwiller
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hdd's mount problem. one mounting rw the other read only why??

hi. i have 2 external hdd's.
the 1: Lacie Lacinema
and the 2: Maxtor One touch 4 Mini.
both are connected at USB-2.0
now when i plug them with USB the #1 without ANY problem connects and gives me WITHOUT any customization read-write option

BUT the #2 even though that it appears in media as the #1, it is only read only.

i tried the following for it.

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sde1 /mnt/OneTouch (didn't work)

went from krusader with Root previledges and mount it from there (didnt work)

tried to transfer files with root previledges (didn't work)

i even format the hdd for being totally empty from his file system at ntfs (again didn't work)

what must i do without doing it everytime..to fix this conflict? why it doesnt get rw permission when it is plugged as the #1? at the end its the same right?

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#2 2009-01-17 14:43:48

ironwiller
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Re: hdd's mount problem. one mounting rw the other read only why??

finally i found a way to do it rw

ntfs-3g /dev/sde1 /mnt/OneTouch/

is there any way to make automatic whenever i plug it in or i have to give this command EVERY time from console?
ty

also whats the difference between:

mount -t ntfs

and

ntfs-3g

command?

Last edited by ironwiller (2009-01-17 14:45:08)

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#3 2009-01-17 16:03:08

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Re: hdd's mount problem. one mounting rw the other read only why??

You could use /etc/rc.local to generate the command for every boot.

ntfs-3g is archlinux speak for ntfs.


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#4 2009-01-18 00:00:09

ironwiller
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Re: hdd's mount problem. one mounting rw the other read only why??

lilsirecho wrote:

You could use /etc/rc.local to generate the command for every boot.

ntfs-3g is archlinux speak for ntfs.

so after inserting the command there whenever i plug in the hdd will be ok?
or i should have connect the hdd in every boot so it can see and mount it?

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#5 2009-01-18 06:43:18

perbh
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Re: hdd's mount problem. one mounting rw the other read only why??

I beg to differ. 'ntfs' is arch for ntfs-read-only. You have to use ntfs-3g to get write access.
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sde1 /mnt/whatever
There are some other options as well, like:
-o uid=000,gid=000,users,etcetc
I can't really remember them all, but there are previous threads dealing with all the additional options. Even a 'man mount' might give you a clue.

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#6 2009-01-18 16:25:19

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Re: hdd's mount problem. one mounting rw the other read only why??

To explain the difference clearly :

* ntfs uses a kernel module with read-only capabilities . So It's safe and fast but you can't write to the partition .

* ntfs-3g is a Userspace driver and depends on FUSE . It's not as safe and fast as the kernel module but It has writing capabilities .


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#7 2009-01-18 20:42:11

ironwiller
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Re: hdd's mount problem. one mounting rw the other read only why??

Nezmer wrote:

To explain the difference clearly :

* ntfs uses a kernel module with read-only capabilities . So It's safe and fast but you can't write to the partition .

* ntfs-3g is a Userspace driver and depends on FUSE . It's not as safe and fast as the kernel module but It has writing capabilities .

ty for the short explanation

ty all for your help

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