My ubuntu 8.10 was installed from winXP, and it doesn’t automatically mount ntfs drive,so I mount manually when a ntfs drive with something I need
Someone may have the same problem,and I will show you how to deal with it.
1.Open a terminal window and type
Code:
sudo fdisk -l
you need to remember location of the drive you want to auto-mount,and in my case it is /dev/sda6
2.Create a file as the mount point by typing
Code:
sudo mkdir /media/mpoint
3.Type following code in terminal window
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
you will be presented with the fstab file,it lists where to mount the drive
4.At the end of the fstab file add following:
/dev/sda6 /media/mpoint ntfs-3g default 0 0
then save and close it.
Now you can test by typing:
Code:
sudo mount -a
Tips:
you can change the drive name by typing following code,and the drive must be unmount first
Code:
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
sudo ntfslabel /dev/sda6 jmk
restart,and you will see disk “jmk” on the desktop