FEDORA CORE 3 & NTFS

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RCuber

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Hi im using the FEDORA core 3 from DIGIT.

I have a intel P4 2.8 HT prescott with intel 915 mobo and 80GB Segate SATA HDD

How can i mount NTFS partition in Linux?

i use the following command to mount a FAT32 partition (E: Drive)

mount -t -vfat /dev/sda6 /myfolder

how to mount all the drives at boot up??

how can i connect to internet using dial up in Fedora core3?
Thanks
 

busyanuj

In the zone
first, login as root.
next, launch terminal and type this: uname -r
note the kernel version of your Fedora Core 3.

next, go to: NTFS rpms and download the appropriate rpm package for installing the ntfs kernel.

next, in terminal type this command from the folder in which the downloaded rpm is there:
rpm -ivh ****.rpm
to install the ntfs kernel.

note: replace ****.rpm with the exact name of the rpm package.


next, load the kernel by typing:
/sbin/modprobe ntfs

create a folder ntfsdrive in /mnt

mount your ntfs partition by typing:
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/ntfsdrive -t ntfs -r -o umask=0222

also, go to the folder /etc
edit fstab file and add this line:
/dev/hda1 /mnt/ntfsdrive ntfs ro,umask=0222 0 0

in all this, I assume that hda1 is the partition that you want to mount.
from now on, linux will automatically mount the hda1 partition for you when it loads.



next, you haven't told whether you have internal or external modem.

for external modem:
firstly, launch Terminal and type setup. from there select the System Services option and ensure that the "kudzu" service is enabled. reboot if necessary.

you should know whether the modem is plugged into COM 1 port or COM 2 port.

next, in Gnome,
go to System Settings --> Network and there select the "Hardware" tab.
next click on Edit tab.

here, the modem device should either be /dev/ttyS0 (for COM1) or /dev/ttyS1 (for COM2)
next make the "baud rate" = 115200
and the "Flow Control" should be Hardware (CRTSCTS)

now, create an internet connection, fill-up it's phone number, username, password etc
and then try connecting to internet.

you're in hard luck if you have internal modem, you'll need to download the drivers for internal modem, as most of the internal modems are winModems and they aren't detected by linux.

for internal modems, read GNUrag's post on finding drivers for internal modems.
 

GNUrag

FooBar Guy
hard_rock said:
(coz Xmms doesn't support mp3)
that's not quite correct. XMMS always supported MP3s.. that's why it was designed for, playing music. Its Fedora that does not support MP3s
 

Nemesis

Wise Old Owl
can fedora core 3 b installed on an NTFS partition? is it a good distro if i wanna learn the basics of linux?
 

GNUrag

FooBar Guy
Nemesis said:
can fedora core 3 b installed on an NTFS partition?
Why do you love NTFS so much ??? Fedora is an OS, and it needs a separate filesystem... ext3 in this case.
 

Nemesis

Wise Old Owl
hehe...i guess u misunderstood my question....i have win xp pro installed on my system and i have a single NTFS partition...i wanted 2 know if i can install fedora core 3 on it...like red hat 9 needed fat 32 as it would not begin installation or partition the drive if u had an NTFS partition
 

busyanuj

In the zone
Nemesis, NT file system doesn't give write permissions to Fedora Core.
you can only read an NTFS partition. Currently, writing to it is not supported.
so, you'll need an ext3 partition.
 

Nemesis

Wise Old Owl
ahhh ic...thanx anuj....guess ill have 2 use knoppix live cd and wait until either i partition my drive or fedora supports NTFS...
 

thinkdigital

Right off the assembly line
Its simple dude...

Get the Mandrake 10 CD from any one of ur friend who has it...

then install the application which lets you mount the NTFS drive at start up....

Well u wanna know the name of the application.... i'll let you know soon!


M sorry if you find my idea idiotic....

I did it this way...
 
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