Access NTFS R/W under PC-BSD

[antik]

The ntfs-3g driver is an open source, freely available read/write NTFS
driver, which provides safe and fast handling of the Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003 and Windows 2000 filesystems. Almost the full POSIX filesystem
functionality is supported, the major exceptions are changing the file
ownerships and the access rights.

WWW: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

To install the port:cd /usr/ports/sysutils/fusefs-ntfs/ && make install clean
To add the package: pkg_add -r fusefs-ntfs

[marc]

For some reason I`m not able to fetch the package neither source ...

[antik]

For some reason I`m not able to fetch the package neither source ...

You have to cvsup kernel source first.

[marc]

Oh ... damn. That will kill my HDDs freespace, since I got only 6 GB for PC-BSD, and it already eats 3.6 GB + SWAP etc ... :D
Oh well, whatever. How to fetch the kernel source ... ?
I don`t remember, though I did this before.

[antik]

Oh ... damn. That will kill my HDDs freespace, since I got only 6 GB for PC-BSD, and it already eats 3.6 GB + SWAP etc ... :D
Oh well, whatever. How to fetch the kernel source ... ?
I don`t remember, though I did this before.

# cvsup /root/standard-supfile

[nowax]

For some reason I`m not able to fetch the package neither source ...
Right now i'm compiling it so works right now :)

[Arabian]

Great port, could you please add it to next PCBSD release? :)

[Mateo]

Great port, could you please add it to next PCBSD release? :)

Would it help if this was seconded?

Seconded! :D

[TerryP]

I don't have any NTFS disks laying around I can crash test it on :-)

While I don't care about my WinXP install, I do care about the data on the drive.

[Arabian]

I don't have any NTFS disks laying around I can crash test it on :-)

While I don't care about my WinXP install, I do care about the data on the drive.

I'll test it, and let you know then ;)

[jdarnold]

Oh ... damn. That will kill my HDDs freespace, since I got only 6 GB for PC-BSD, and it already eats 3.6 GB + SWAP etc ... :D
Oh well, whatever. How to fetch the kernel source ... ?
I don`t remember, though I did this before.

Use the PC-BSD System dialog, under the Tasks tab.

[marc]

thanks jd.

[Arabian]

Okay it works, with no problems with Flash stroage media, and with XP parition I can write/read :D

Can we see this added to PCBSD next releease?

[gaffer]

NTFS R/W ? that would be a killer feature!

[marc]

=> ntfs-3g-0.20070118-BETA.tgz doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/.
=> Attempting to fetch from http://www.ntfs-3g.org/.
fetch: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ntfs-3g-0.20070118-BETA.tgz: Not Found
=> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/.
fetch: ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports ... 8-BETA.tgz (ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ntfs-3g-0.20070118-BETA.tgz): File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
=> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
=> port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again.
*** Error code 1

Ports fetched correctly, still nothing ...

[dracheflieger]

That's because it's now http://www.ntfs-3g.org/ntfs-3g-0.20070207-RC1.tgz

[marc]

That doesn`t work.
What should I do? update ports again? I did this.

[dracheflieger]

I don't know...I'm SOL right now...had a power outage just before I left for work so I can't get to my computer at home. You can try another portsnap and be sure to => Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
=> port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again. dump your download into the distfiles of usr/ports. If all else fails maybe there is some directions at http://www.ntfs-3g.org which is where I found that link.

[Arabian]

Great news.

The port got fixed, fusefs-ntfs RC1 released ;)

http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/fusefs-ntfs/

[pcbsdusr]

PBI anyone?

[CUNY]

NTFS R/W ? that would be a killer feature!

I definitely agree!

THAT would really be a killer feature to move a LOT of win desperate users to the best of all OS's ever! This one! :D

[g0lem]

did anyone try to rw on a vista ntfs? afaik, it's a different version of ntfs...

[Arabian]

Okay updated to Release 1.0 ;)

http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/fusefs-ntfs/

[Kryll]

How can i get NTFS-3G to mount a drive during boot?
Tried to add;
fusefs_enable="YES"
to rc.conf first and then;
#/dev/ar0s5 /mnt/files ntfs-3g defaults 0 0 to fstab but with out any luck
The manual way works just fine and using the latest port (fusefs-ntfs 1.710)

[MinDeR]

ntfs-3g too slow...

I don't want to use it...more simply to use FAT32 for other OS.

[jaxmalta]

Hello,

ntfs-3g is rebooting my laptop each time I run it - ntfs-3g /dev/ad0s1 /mnt/NTFS/DriveC.

I installed it from ports, removed it and instaled it from pkg but still the same. Any ideas please?

[TWiN]

NTFS R/W ? that would be a killer feature!

I definitely agree!