Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:16:33 -0600 From: CHris Rich <freebsdnews@gmail.com> To: Kevin Smith <smithcam@adelphia.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot Message-ID: <8292450b04113010165bc95e74@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <41A6FD07.1020900@adelphia.net> References: <41A6FD07.1020900@adelphia.net>
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On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 01:53:11 -0800, Kevin Smith <smithcam@adelphia.net> wrote: > I am able to mount my windows partition manually by either: > > > mount -t ntfs /dev/ad0s1 /windows > > or by putting an entry in by /dev/fstab that looks like: > > /dev/ad0s1 /windows ntfs ro 2 2 > > and using command: > > > mount /windows > > -however, > > If I leave this entry in my /etc/fstab, the OS reports inconsistency > errors on bootup when it tries to mount and goes into single-user mode. > I then had to remount / for read-write and delete the line in the fstab > before it would boot again. I put a script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ that mounts my windows partition for me not sure if it is the best way to do it but it works for me Regards > > Am I using the wrong syntax for the fstab entry ?- also, why does it > mount manually with no error - but complain at boot time ? > > -K
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