[davilla]

mkdir myfiles

sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb2 myfiles

http://www.linuxconfig.org/How_to_mount_...ite_access

skip step "2.2. Identifying partition with NTFS file system", it uses fdisk and you are GPT.

[LTParis]

failes to access mountpoint myfiles. No such file or directory

this is after i did a sudo mkdir /myfiles

[spbogie]

You need to either run the mount command in the directory containing your mount point, or prefix the mount point in the command with a / and use the absolute path.

[jawilljr]

I concur with spbogie... also when you use the "mkdir command" do not use "sudo" in front of it. That will only give root access.

type this:

Code:

mkdir myfiles

then this:

Code:

sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb2 myfiles

Note that on the first command there is no sudo... and on both command there is no "/" before "myfiles".

Jerry

[LTParis]

I concur with spbogie... also when you use the "mkdir command" do not use "sudo" in front of it. That will only give root access.

type this:

Code:

mkdir myfiles

then this:

Code:

sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb2 myfiles

Note that on the first command there is no sudo... and on both command there is no "/" before "myfiles".

Jerry

That time I got no errors. But when I went to reboot the mount didn't stick. Do I have to create a script to mount it every time?

[jawilljr]

That time I got no errors. But when I went to reboot the mount didn't stick. Do I have to create a script to mount it every time?

Now you need to edit fstab.

The below information I am assuming you were in the the home directory when you made the myfiles directory.

Type this in the terminal:

Code:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Then add the following line to the end of the file:

Code:

/dev/sdb2 /home/user/myfiles ntfs defaults 0 0

Note you have to change "user" in /home/user/myfiles to whatever the user name is. I believe the username in XBMC Live is XBMC... I do not know since I use the full Ubuntu.

After that use "Ctrl-x" then Y to save the file.

Then type this:

Code:

sudo mount -a

Then try to access the partition... and of course reboot to see if it sticks.

Jerry

[LTParis]

I also had to remote the "nodiskmount" from menu.lst, but it worked like a charm!

[luger]

Hey, everyone. I bought a 1.5 TB internal SATA drive that I put in a USB hard disk enclosure and plugged into my Acer Aspire Revo 1600 that is running XBMC Live.

I ran:

Code:

sudo blkid

And saw that the drive was under sdb1 so I ran:

Code:

mkdir myfiles
sudo mount -t ntfs /dev/sdb1 myfiles

Then ran:

Code:

sudo nano /etc/fstab

And added "/dev/sdb1 /home/user/myfiles ntfs defaults 0 0" at the end of the file. However, I am not seeing anything within the myfiles directory (I had put a text file in there from my Windows PC to test it)... So I'm assuming I'm not mounting it correctly. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Also, I want to use this as a read/write drive because I download from the XBMC Live machine itself and would like to download onto the hard disk... So, let me know if there's something different I have to do for that.

Thanks!

[luger]

Anybody who could help a noob out with the problem listed above? It's making my enclosure and 1.5 TB hard drive pretty useless since I can't figure this out.

[jawilljr]

Anybody who could help a noob out with the problem listed above? It's making my enclosure and 1.5 TB hard drive pretty useless since I can't figure this out.

Try typing the below command:

Code:

sudo mount -a

Then try to access the 'myfiles' directory.

Also could you please post the output of:

Code:

cat /etc/fstab

Jerry

[luger]

Well, now it seems that I can see the file in the folder after I manually mount it but much like the previous poster, it doesn't stick when I reboot. I'd have to go in and mount again by hand. I want it to be mounted at startup and I've changed the menu.lst to remove the mentions of nodiskmount within it.

I can post the output of cat /etc/fstab but since the problem seems to have changed, it may not be what you need now. But, do let me know if you want me to post it!

[jawilljr]

This is where I won't be much help... but does this post help?

Sorry I don't use XBMC Live... I prefer the full version of Ubuntu.

Jerry

[luger]

Unfortunately not. I'll keep digging along and see if I can find a solution... Otherwise, I may be forced into doing an Ubuntu install.

Thanks for the help though!

[jawilljr]

No problem... there is one more thing you can try.

Type this in the command line:

Code:

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

and copy and paste this before the 'exit 0' line:

Code:

sleep 30 && mount -a

The reason I put sleep 30 seconds before executing the mount command is to make sure everything is up and running before executing it. You can always try lowering the number.

Jerry

[AuXBoX]

Well, now it seems that I can see the file in the folder after I manually mount it but much like the previous poster, it doesn't stick when I reboot. I'd have to go in and mount again by hand. I want it to be mounted at startup and I've changed the menu.lst to remove the mentions of nodiskmount within it.

I can post the output of cat /etc/fstab but since the problem seems to have changed, it may not be what you need now. But, do let me know if you want me to post it!

I think because its an external hard drive you will have to delete the nodiskmount from the menu.lst