Unable to make changes to files on NTFS partition (resolved)

[CacheRAM]

Is this by design? I tried to chown the entire drive (I am the only user on this system), but that didn't work.
I can't even make changes in root terminal

I was hoping to use ktorrent, and have all torrents go to my archive drive, but if I can't make changes there, this will not work.

Any suggestions on how to make it so I can read/write/execute data on NTFS drives?

Thanks in advance.

[DMurray]

Re: Unable to make changes to files on NTFS partition

NTFS support is read only.
If you want to venture into writing, try ntfs-3g.

[CacheRAM]

Re: Unable to make changes to files on NTFS partition

Searching in KPackage, I found ntfs-3g - here is an excerpt of the description :

ntfs-3g is based on FUSE (userspace filesystem framework for Linux), thus you will have to prepare fuse kernel module to be able to use it. . Homepage: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

Does this mean that I will have to re-compile a kernel for this to work?
<off to website to read up>

[Snowhog]

Re: Unable to make changes to files on NTFS partition

Does this mean that I will have to re-compile a kernel for this to work?

Doubt it. Open a console and type:

sudo modinfo fuse

If you get a positive response like:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.20-16-generic/kernel/fs/fuse/fuse.ko
alias: char-major-10-229
license: GPL
description: Filesystem in Userspace
author: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
srcversion: 1DB209A47BE9620DBF0B150
depends:
vermagic: 2.6.20-16-generic SMP mod_unload 586

You are good to go. You just need to install the ntfs-3g package.

[CacheRAM]

Re: Unable to make changes to files on NTFS partition

@DMurray - thanks for letting me know about this nice little package.

@Snowhog - it was not a positive response.

Started looking through K-menu, found something that looked promising .. KPackage to the rescue again.
Found /installed fuse, then added ntfs-3g - all seemed to install correctly.

Now, system needs to go down for reboot anyway, so I will experiment with functionality when I log back in.

[CacheRAM]

Re: Unable to make changes to files on NTFS partition

Sweet. Linux can modify NTFS filesystems

Thanks, y'all!!

[kortsen]

Re: Unable to make changes to files on NTFS partition

Does this mean that I will have to re-compile a kernel for this to work?

Doubt it. Open a console and type:

sudo modinfo fuse

If you get a positive response like:

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.20-16-generic/kernel/fs/fuse/fuse.ko
alias: char-major-10-229
license: GPL
description: Filesystem in Userspace
author: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>
srcversion: 1DB209A47BE9620DBF0B150
depends:
vermagic: 2.6.20-16-generic SMP mod_unload 586

You are good to go. You just need to install the ntfs-3g package.

Thanks Snowhog. Your post was right on the money and I'm all set.