Re: [newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?

2004-03-05 Thread jimmy
I moved my data to a temporary folder and reformatted that partition in FAT32 using windows, because Mandrake won't let me write in NTFS even if its mounted in 'rw' mode. And then I changed global mount option for the type of that partition from ntfs to vfat in /ectc/fstab and now I can access it

Re: [newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?

2004-03-05 Thread anton
Greg Meyer wrote: On Thursday 04 March 2004 02:05 pm, jimmy wrote: But I don't know why can't I still write on that partition. Because it will get corrupted. Do I have to convert it to FAT32? This is the best option agreed. ;0 Anton -=-=- ... Man is the measure of all things.

Re: [newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?

2004-03-04 Thread Greg Meyer
On Thursday 04 March 2004 02:05 pm, jimmy wrote: > But I don't know why can't I still write on that > partition. Because it will get corrupted. > Do I have to convert it to FAT32? This is the best option -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakesto

Re: [newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?

2004-03-04 Thread jimmy
Thank you Anton. But the partition on which I want to write from linux doesn't have any OS on it, just it is formatted in NTFS. It is actually my data drive. And as it doesn't have any OS on it mandrake mounts it in 'rw' mode automatically everytime unlike XP and 2000 partitions which are mounted i

Re: [newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?

2004-03-04 Thread anton
jimmy wrote: I just installed Mandrake 9.2 but cannot write on my windows partition which is NTFS. So I thought I need to remount it in read-write mode and I did it. But I still cannot write on that partition, though it shows that it is 'rw' when I do mount -l google is your friend. It can be done

[newbie] can Mandrake 9.2 write on ntfs file system?

2004-03-04 Thread jimmy
I just installed Mandrake 9.2 but cannot write on my windows partition which is NTFS. So I thought I need to remount it in read-write mode and I did it. But I still cannot write on that partition, though it shows that it is 'rw' when I do mount -l Thank you all. __