mounting ntfs partition on dual boot

[Antonio Olivares]

--- Bob Hartung <rwhart at mchsi.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>    What is the procedure to mount an ntfs partition
> on a dual boot 
> laptop.  I tried
>               mount -t ntfs /dev/hda4 /mnt/win

If you want to mount it automatically at boot time you
will need to edit /etc/fstab and add an entry to it.  

Better go here 
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/rpm/instructions.html

and follow the directions given.  

Regards,

Antonio


> to no avail.  I suspect that I will have to
> recompile the kernel with 
> ntfs support but is that the only (& very painful)
> way when all I want 
> to do us salvage some of my son's files before
> blowing the entire HD 
> away and reinstalling FC3.
> 
>    I have FC4 installed and running without a hitch
> but will downgrade 
> to FC3 due in part to all the problems discussed on
> the list.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob Hartung
> 
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