accessing music files on windows NTFS hard drive

[moredhel]

EDIT: Using FC5!

Is it possible to somehow read my ntfs hard drive? because i didnt think that linux could read ntfs, only fat32.

basically i have a 3 partitions:

windows
linux
backup (made in windows)

backup has all my music on it aswell, and i would like to access from my linux aswell.

i thought of one possible way, that was to reduce the size of the windows partition then make a 4th partition as fat32, then transfer accross all of the stuff, then format the ntfs backup partition, and merge that with the windows partition, leaving me the exact same, but a fat32 partition 'backup' instead of ntfs.

but i was wondering, is there an easier way?

(also is it true that you can't get shockwave for linux!?)

[markkuk]

See http://www.fedorafaq.org/#ntfs

[moredhel]

thanks :-)

[moredhel]

where can ifind my drive then?

[oryx]

type uname -rm
and go http://www.linux-ntfs.org/content/view/187/
download ur driver and enjoy fedora

[moredhel]

no, sorry my bad, i mean my ntfs hard drive.

[moredhel]

ok i am currently trying to mount my hard drive, when i go 'fdisk -1 it comes out with:

fdisk: invalid option -- 1

Usage: fdisk [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK Change partition table
fdisk -l [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK List partition table(s)
fdisk -s PARTITION Give partition size(s) in blocks
fdisk -v Give fdisk version
Here DISK is something like /dev/hdb or /dev/sda
and PARTITION is something like /dev/hda7
-u: give Start and End in sector (instead of cylinder) units
-b 2048: (for certain MO disks) use 2048-byte sectors

now what?

[moredhel]

sorry i did 1 instead of l

i got:

Disk /dev/hdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 8273 66452841 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdb2 10186 14592 35399196 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdb3 8274 8286 104422+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb4 8287 10185 15253717+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdb5 8287 10185 15253686 8e Linux LVM

Partition table entries are not in disk order

Disk /dev/dm-0: 14.2 GB, 14227079168 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Disk /dev/dm-0 doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/dm-1: 1342 MB, 1342177280 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 163 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Disk /dev/dm-1 doesn't contain a valid partition table

[markkuk]

Your NTFS partitions are /dev/hdb1 and /dev/hdb2. Follow the instructions at http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org/doku.php?...an_ntfs_volume to mount the partitions, just replace "/dev/hda1" with the partition you want to mount.

[j-billy]

Ok, that's a good explanation, but, now, I do have the same problem, but with my FAT32 HD, some help?

[Seve]

Originally Posted by j-billy

Ok, that's a good explanation, but, now, I do have the same problem, but with my FAT32 HD, some help?

Hello:
You need to a couple of things
First
open a terminal and log in as root using
su -
yourpassword

then type
mkdir /mnt/fat
[to create the mount point] you can change it later if you like
then while the terminal is still open
type
gedit /etc/fstab
and add this line to your fstab file
/dev/hdXx /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0
where Xx is the drive that you want to mount
save exit and reboot and you drive should be mounted under /mnt/fat

Seve

[j-billy]

So, am I supposed to have the data file like this?:

LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults        1 1
LABEL=/boot             /boot                   ext3    defaults        1 2
devhd15                 /dev/hd15  /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0
devpts                  /dev/pts                devpts  gid=5,mode=620  0 0
tmpfs                   /dev/shm                tmpfs   defaults        0 0
LABEL=/home             /home                   ext3    defaults        1 2
proc                    /proc                   proc    defaults        0 0
sysfs                   /sys                    sysfs   defaults        0 0
LABEL=/tmp              /tmp                    ext3    defaults        1 2
LABEL=/usr              /usr                    ext3    defaults        1 2
LABEL=/var              /var                    ext3    defaults        1 2
LABEL=SWAP-hdc10        swap                    swap    defaults        0 0

[Seve]

Originally Posted by j-billy

So, am I supposed to have the data file like this?:

LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults        1 1
LABEL=/boot             /boot                   ext3    defaults        1 2
devhd15                 /dev/hd15  /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0
devpts                  /dev/pts                devpts  gid=5,mode=620  0 0
tmpfs                   /dev/shm                tmpfs   defaults        0 0
LABEL=/home             /home                   ext3    defaults        1 2
proc                    /proc                   proc    defaults        0 0
sysfs                   /sys                    sysfs   defaults        0 0
LABEL=/tmp              /tmp                    ext3    defaults        1 2
LABEL=/usr              /usr                    ext3    defaults        1 2
LABEL=/var              /var                    ext3    defaults        1 2
LABEL=SWAP-hdc10        swap                    swap    defaults        0 0

Hello:

Your fstab should look like this:
/dev/hd15 /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0

instead of

devhd15 /dev/hd15 /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0

if you are not sure what drive is your fat32, then open a terminal and log in as root using
su -
yourpassword
and type
fdisk -l

the output should tell you what/which your fat32 drive is
I doubt that hd15 represents your fat32 drive.

Seve

[j-billy]

Got it,

[root@localhost ~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hdc: 40.0 GB, 40060403712 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5174 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdc1   *           1        2587    19557688+   c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hdc2            2588        5174    19557720    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdc5            2588        2628      309928+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc6            2629        3441     6146248+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc7            3442        3780     2562808+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc8            3781        3915     1020568+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc9            3916        3983      514048+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc10           3984        4051      514048+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdc11           4052        5174     8489848+  83  Linux
[root@localhost ~]#

the the line must be:
/dev/hd1 /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0
I'll now boot... good luck to me...

[Seve]

Originally Posted by j-billy

Got it,[CODE][root@localhost ~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hdc: 40.0 GB, 40060403712 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5174 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 * 1 2587 19557688+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hdc2 2588 5174 19557720 f W95 Ext'd (LBA).

Originally Posted by j-billy

/dev/hd1 /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0
I'll now boot... good luck to me..

Hello:

/dev/hdc1
and
/dev/hdc2
are your Fat32 partitions

therefore, you can mount either but not both, with
/dev/hdc1 /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0
or
/dev/hdc2 /mnt/fat vfat users,defaults,umask=000 0 0

Seve