USB mount issue:FUSE/ntfs-3g

[Vivek788]

I am unable to mount any pen drive.It gives error about setuid or guid(don't remember exactly) and that user doesn't have privilege to mount using ntfs -3g and external fuse.So I must replace binary of ntfs -3g and recompile with something(don't recall).I had to go into root and mount the file.Even after deleting and creating new partitions in them using 'parted' the same issue prevailed.
I removed fuse-utils and ntfs-3g and tried.But I got some other error(much smaller).After reinstalling them,the previous errors continued.
I had to go into windows to transfer my files.Any idea what is going on and how to manage it?
And my system was working without such problems until this..I didnt update any system packs in between,how could such a trouble have sprung out?

 

[praka123]

why dont you use fat32 format for your pendrive there is virtually no gain I can think of using ntfs format on a mere pen drive incl. defrag.

anyways try,

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdx /mnt

to mount the drive.
ideally ,pendrives are automounted by hal.

where /dev/sdx is pendrive. normally it will be something like /dev/sdc or /dev/sdb etc

 

[Vivek788]

oh..how cud i have missed it...all the pen drives here are fat32,no one uses ntfs.
So why is ntfs-3g even coming into the picture at this point?

ideally ,pendrives are automounted by hal.

this gives the error on automount.

Any one..any idea??

 

[Vivek788]

here is a screenshot..hope this helps more
*img213.imageshack.us/img213/8801/screenshotnm3.th.png



*bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/+bug/205081

Also this bug is listed in launchpad.But I couldn't exactly make out what I am supposed to do.I downloaded latest ntfs-3g.Should I remove ntfs-3g and fuse-utils to install new.And should I do the setuid(i donno how to).