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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: P5music on October 03, 2010, 12:54:02 PM

Title: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: P5music on October 03, 2010, 12:54:02 PM: Hello,
I 'm running tinycore "over" my Vista computer from sd card: I see sda1,sda2,sda3.
I am able to mount just sda1 that seems to be a sort of windows' "grub"
but I cannot access to sda2 and sda3 that I suppose are two Vista partitions (they stay red in mount-tool).
I have already installed:
mtd-2.6.33.3-tinycore
ntfs-3g
filesystems-2.6.29.1-tinycore
I need to have r/w access to those drives.
Can you help me?
Thanks in advance
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: tinypoodle on October 03, 2010, 01:07:22 PM: http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=2690.0
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=7401.0
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: P5music on October 03, 2010, 01:18:03 PM: I have the requested extensions but it does not work. Which special command do I have to type?
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: tinypoodle on October 03, 2010, 01:46:53 PM: I think mentioned in one of those threads, but if you are not sure search for manual of ntfs-3g and/or ntfsmount on web ;)
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: SamK on October 03, 2010, 01:57:16 PM: Quote from: P5music on October 03, 2010, 01:18:03 PM
I have the requested extensions but it does not work. Which special command do I have to type?

It's likely to be something like:
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sudo ntfs-3g /dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2Where sda is the disk and 2 is the partition number.

As a hint for the future when you use Appbrowser in TC and click on an extension name in the left panel, helpful information is often displayed in the right panel. Have a look at ntfs-3g.tcz, it gives an example of the way to construct a command.

Edit: corrected to include omitted app name.
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: tinypoodle on October 03, 2010, 02:00:21 PM: Quote from: SamK on October 03, 2010, 01:57:16 PM

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sudo /dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2

That looks very wrong... :o
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: ^thehatsrule^ on October 04, 2010, 01:09:27 AM: Quote from: P5music on October 03, 2010, 12:54:02 PM
mtd-2.6.33.3-tinycore
ntfs-3g
filesystems-2.6.29.1-tinycore
FWIW mixing extensions from different repositories isn't ideal.
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: P5music on October 04, 2010, 03:43:00 AM: so which extension is to drop among the above mentioned?
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: SamK on October 04, 2010, 04:13:30 AM: Quote from: P5music on October 04, 2010, 03:43:00 AM
so which extension is to drop among the above mentioned?

It's not possible to give direct advice on this as they relate to different versions of TC and your version is not known. However, selecting the apps you want via Appbrowser automatically presents the repository appropriate to the version of TC you are using.
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: tinypoodle on October 04, 2010, 04:56:54 AM: All extensions with kernel modules need to be in accordance with running kernel.

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uname -r
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: maro on October 04, 2010, 05:00:54 AM: An extension with '2.6.29.1' in the name indicates that it contains modules for the kernel used during the TC 2.x series, whilst '2.6.33.3' is the kernel of the current TC 3.x series. Mixing incompatible versions of kernel and kernel modules will end up in tears.

Some of the TC 2.x extensions that are not kernel modules will work on TC 3.x. But it is in general not advisable to do so. It would also make any troubleshooting a kind of lottery.
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: P5music on October 04, 2010, 05:04:10 AM: so
mtd-2.6.33.3-tinycore
ntfs-3g
are enough for ntfs r/w accessing?
Title: Re: cannot mount ntfs partitions
Post by: maro on October 04, 2010, 05:11:06 AM: The only extension I've ever needed was 'ntfs-3g.tcz' (and the sudo ntfs-3g /dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2 command).