Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 00:58:10 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mounting NTFS Message-ID: <14953.14082.555928.845256@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <93887309@toto.iv>
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Bill Moran <wmoran@mail.iowna.com> types: > "kave p.Ram" wrote: > > yes . I do it as root. but i wonder if GENERIC Kernel > > has support for mounting NTFS by default, or does it > > require building a custom Kernel with this feature on > > (as documented in LINT) for accessing NTFS partitions. > Good point, a quick check shows that NTFS support is NOT compiled into > the generic kernel (review /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC) but I had > thought it would load as a KLD. (I could be wrong) > Probably try compiling a new kernel with NTFS support. It looks like it's available as a loadable module. You might check to see if it's available, and kldload it by hand before trying the mount. If that works, the question is then whether mount not loading it automatically is a bug or not. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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