Re: mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot
On 2004-11-30 10:31, Kevin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kris K. explained the problem earlier in the thread. > > The correct entry in your /etc/fstab should be somethig like bellow. I > had a "2" in the 6th field (instead of "0" or leave it out); this causes > the file system to be checked on bootup which fails with the ntfs file > system. If you have this in your fstab, you should not need to mount it > in your rc files. Mine mounts automatically with no problem with the > following line: > > /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 0 Hi Kevin, Since the second from the last column is the "dump frequency" and I wouldn't really expect anyone to take backups of NTFS volumes with dump(8) and restore(8), you can safely use a second zero there too: /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 0 0 Regards, Giorgos ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot
Kris K. explained the problem earlier in the thread. The correct entry in your /etc/fstab should be somethig like bellow. I had a "2" in the 6th field (instead of "0" or leave it out); this causes the file system to be checked on bootup which fails with the ntfs file system. If you have this in your fstab, you should not need to mount it in your rc files. Mine mounts automatically with no problem with the following line: /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 0 CHris Rich wrote: On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 01:53:11 -0800, Kevin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am able to mount my windows partition manually by either: mount -t ntfs /dev/ad0s1 /windows or by putting an entry in by /dev/fstab that looks like: /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 2 and using command: mount /windows -however, If I leave this entry in my /etc/fstab, the OS reports inconsistency errors on bootup when it tries to mount and goes into single-user mode. I then had to remount / for read-write and delete the line in the fstab before it would boot again. I put a script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ that mounts my windows partition for me not sure if it is the best way to do it but it works for me Regards Am I using the wrong syntax for the fstab entry ?- also, why does it mount manually with no error - but complain at boot time ? -K ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 01:53:11 -0800, Kevin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am able to mount my windows partition manually by either: > > > mount -t ntfs /dev/ad0s1 /windows > > or by putting an entry in by /dev/fstab that looks like: > > /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 2 > > and using command: > > > mount /windows > > -however, > > If I leave this entry in my /etc/fstab, the OS reports inconsistency > errors on bootup when it tries to mount and goes into single-user mode. > I then had to remount / for read-write and delete the line in the fstab > before it would boot again. I put a script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ that mounts my windows partition for me not sure if it is the best way to do it but it works for me Regards > > Am I using the wrong syntax for the fstab entry ?- also, why does it > mount manually with no error - but complain at boot time ? > > -K ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot
On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 02:16:45AM -0800, Kevin Smith wrote: > Yes, putting a "0" in the sixth field takes care of the problem and the > /windows file system is now mounted. thanks. > > >P.S. It's usually helpful to transcribe the exact error, instead of > >describing vague symptoms. > > > > Yes,I agree. I was not able to retreive the exact error message from > dmesg on boot as I had rebooted again and lost that. If you can tell me > where I can get previous boot messages (dmesg.today didn have it > either), I will post the message for the benefit of others in case they > have this problem. Thanks for the offer, although it may not be logged so you'd have to have transcribed it by hand during boot (e.g. pause the display with the pause key to give you time to copy it down, or use the scroll lock and then page up back to it after the system has booted) Kris pgpNFDA1gMlYQ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot
Yes, putting a "0" in the sixth field takes care of the problem and the /windows file system is now mounted. thanks. P.S. It's usually helpful to transcribe the exact error, instead of describing vague symptoms. Yes,I agree. I was not able to retreive the exact error message from dmesg on boot as I had rebooted again and lost that. If you can tell me where I can get previous boot messages (dmesg.today didn have it either), I will post the message for the benefit of others in case they have this problem. Thanks again. -K Kris Kennaway wrote: On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 01:53:11AM -0800, Kevin Smith wrote: I am able to mount my windows partition manually by either: mount -t ntfs /dev/ad0s1 /windows or by putting an entry in by /dev/fstab that looks like: /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 2 and using command: ^^^ The sixth field, (fs_passno), is used by the fsck(8) program to determine the order in which filesystem checks are done at reboot time. The root filesystem should be specified with a fs_passno of 1, and other filesys- tems should have a fs_passno of 2. Filesystems within a drive will be checked sequentially, but filesystems on different drives will be checked at the same time to utilize parallelism available in the hardware. If the sixth field is not present or is zero, a value of zero is returned and fsck(8) will assume that the filesystem does not need to be checked. Since you don't want to run fsck on the ntfs volume, set this to zero. If I leave this entry in my /etc/fstab, the OS reports inconsistency errors on bootup when it tries to mount and goes into single-user mode. I then had to remount / for read-write and delete the line in the fstab before it would boot again. P.S. It's usually helpful to transcribe the exact error, instead of describing vague symptoms. Kris ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot
On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 01:53:11AM -0800, Kevin Smith wrote: > I am able to mount my windows partition manually by either: > > > mount -t ntfs /dev/ad0s1 /windows > > or by putting an entry in by /dev/fstab that looks like: > > /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 2 > > and using command: ^^^ The sixth field, (fs_passno), is used by the fsck(8) program to determine the order in which filesystem checks are done at reboot time. The root filesystem should be specified with a fs_passno of 1, and other filesys- tems should have a fs_passno of 2. Filesystems within a drive will be checked sequentially, but filesystems on different drives will be checked at the same time to utilize parallelism available in the hardware. If the sixth field is not present or is zero, a value of zero is returned and fsck(8) will assume that the filesystem does not need to be checked. Since you don't want to run fsck on the ntfs volume, set this to zero. > If I leave this entry in my /etc/fstab, the OS reports inconsistency > errors on bootup when it tries to mount and goes into single-user mode. > I then had to remount / for read-write and delete the line in the fstab > before it would boot again. P.S. It's usually helpful to transcribe the exact error, instead of describing vague symptoms. Kris pgpuxfgXZStFZ.pgp Description: PGP signature
mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot
I am able to mount my windows partition manually by either: > mount -t ntfs /dev/ad0s1 /windows or by putting an entry in by /dev/fstab that looks like: /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 2 and using command: > mount /windows -however, If I leave this entry in my /etc/fstab, the OS reports inconsistency errors on bootup when it tries to mount and goes into single-user mode. I then had to remount / for read-write and delete the line in the fstab before it would boot again. Am I using the wrong syntax for the fstab entry ?- also, why does it mount manually with no error - but complain at boot time ? -K ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
