[SOLVED] Another problem... can't mount ntfs partition

[ElCuervo]

Try opening your /etc/fstab file (as root) and remove any instance of the ntfs partition and then reboot. You may still need to go back to Manage disk partitions and tweak it, but be sure to click Mount. When you log out and it asks if you want to write it to /etc/fstab, say yes and it should work easily from then on.

BTW, I mount some often-accessed partitions without adding /media, i.e. /Datos. It just makes it easier to drill into them. It's also easier to set up access to my /Backup drive from the network. I'm lazy...

[Euric]

Thanks again man, I will do that and then I'll let you know

[Euric]

Look Cuervo, this is what I have in the /etc/fstab file:


/dev/sda1 / ext4 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 /media/Datos ext4 uhelper=hal,nosuid,locale=es_ES.UTF-8,nodev 1 2
/dev/sda4 /media/Multimedia ntfs-3g defaults,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,locale=es_ES.UTF-8 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda5 swap swap defaults 0 0

I'm affraid to modify something here. The sda3 /media/Datos is here classified as an ext4

[Old-Polack]

Look Cuervo, this is what I have in the /etc/fstab file:


/dev/sda1 / ext4 defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 /media/Datos ext4 uhelper=hal,nosuid,locale=es_ES.UTF-8,nodev 1 2
/dev/sda4 /media/Multimedia ntfs-3g defaults,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,locale=es_ES.UTF-8 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda5 swap swap defaults 0 0

I'm affraid to modify something here. The sda3 /media/Datos is here classified as an ext4

Try editing the highlighted line to read;

/dev/sda3  /media/Datos  ext4  defaults  0 0

[Euric]

Thank you Old-Polack and all you guys who assisted me from yesterday! It's done, it's solved finally! I modified the /etc/fstab file as Old-Polack suggested and then finally I could mount the partition.

Then, I had to add permissions as root to read and write there and apply that to all sub folders.

I was feeling like George Constanza about all of this

Again guys, Thank you so much for all your help! I think I'll backup my last ntfs partition soon to change it for ext4.

Cheers!