endo

1. Set up your sources

To get the latest ntfs-3g, you will need first to add a repository to your source.list. Open a terminal and type

then type in your password of course.

now at the end of the file add this.
you now hit save and then quit.

2. Installation

to install type this into the terminal
now upgrade your system

first
second
3. Automatic Configuration

you need to install ntfs-config which will automatically install ntfs-3g
launch ntfs-config from the menu (in system tools) or from the terminal
you will get something like this


what you want to do is where it says
type the name you want for the drive under the mount point. for example windows disc. then click add box to add the check mark. then click apply
do not add the /media when typing the mount point name. when you click the add box it adds the /media for you




you will then be taken to this screen.


hit ok and you are done.

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Donnie Darko

This is SUCH a cool post. When I tried Ubuntu last year, the number one shortcoming was it would not read my NTFS partitions. And trying to get plain, common sense language from Linux Users is simply impossible. So anyone that can decode Linux directions is a SOLID resource to have around.

Once I got Ubuntu to read NTFS, it's usefullness went up exponentially.

endo

well thank you. i had a million problems getting this to work because linux is confusing to me. i just wrote it how i would have understood it quicker.

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endo

i would like to add that if you dual boot with windows and windows crashes that you then need to go into windows and shut it down properly or your mounted hard drive in ubuntu will not show up.

and if someone could please try this i would really appreciate it so that i can know if it works for other people.

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Donnie Darko

I don't know the answer to the question (above) but it reminded me of why I quit using Ubuntu. I was running dual-boot (XP & Ubuntu 6.06) and when I tried to take Ubuntu off the list of boot options the Grub messed up my XP (somehow) and I had to do a complete New Install.

Never went back to Ubuntu after that.

eureka

Nice guide. My ntfs showed up fine in Ubuntu, but i couldn't figure out how to get read/write permissions.

Thanks.

endo

so you did all of those steps and you cant write to the drive still. what version are you running.

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endo

well i tested my instructions after a fresh install of ubuntu.

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Mr. Mojo

I'm getting a 404 error


Edit: but it worked anyway

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endo

what was the error that you got and i will try to find what it meant. but at least it worked.

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