[Solved] How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

[AndersBrontosaurus]

Hello! I don't know how to make all my drives available (both reading and writing) from start-up. If someone could tell me how, or where I can read about it I would be most grateful. It's really annoying to re-do everything everyday. I'm trying to convince my wife that Linux is a good thing but she claims that Kubuntu smells like my anus
Help me please.

[Guest]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

Anders;

You probably have a problem with the contents of your /etc/fstab file.

A good explanation of the contents can be found in the wikipedia entry on 'fstab'.

Also, can you open the Konsole and run cat /etc/fstab and post the output here, please?

cheers

[Snowhog]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

Install the package ntfs-config either through Adept Manager or from the command line (console) with:

sudo apt-get install ntfs-config

ntfs-config

This program allow you to easily configure all of your NTFS devices
to allow write support via a friendly gui.

[AndersBrontosaurus]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

Hi. thanks for quick replies. I have the ntfs-config installed but what do i do with it? Wheni try to start it nothing happens. Thought it would open a window for me where I could set upp things....

[aged hippy]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

If you press <Alt><F2> and type ntfs-config into the box, press <Return>, and up will *pop* a dialogue.

[AndersBrontosaurus]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

...then I get this:

"KDEInit could not launch 'gksu'.:
Could not find 'gksu' executable."

[arochester]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

Input to the box:

sudo ntfs-config

[aged hippy]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

...then I get this:

"KDEInit could not launch 'gksu'.:
Could not find 'gksu' executable."

Are you putting in precisely ntfs-config or are you prefacing it with gksu?

By putting in ntfs-config it is supposed to throw up a requester for your password before it will allow you to run the application.

[aged hippy]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

Input to the box:

sudo ntfs-config

With all due respect, doesn't that ought to be kdesudo - as it's an application?

[AndersBrontosaurus]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

yep!

kdesudo.... worked. got a window where I could check the external alternative. but not internal. hope this works then.
thanks for help!

[aged hippy]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

You're Welcome.


... and before toad can get here to start nagging you would you like to Edit your original post and add Solved to the title?

[arochester]

Re: How do I automount my NTFSdrives in Kubuntu 8.04?

Erkk! That's me put in my place.

With all due respect, doesn't that ought to be kdesudo - as it's an application?

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo

Why is it an issue?
Well, to be perfectly honest, most of the time it isn't. For a lot of applications, you can run them the improper way—using sudo for graphical applications and see no adverse side effects.