[ILUG] Problem mounting NT partition (hpfs)

[Dave Burke]

The default redhat 6.0 kernel does not include support for nt partitions
(ntfs drives), so if you want to access that partition you'll have to
recompile your kernel with the NTFS read only support built in. 
This is in the Filesystems section of the kernel config, if using a menu,
otherwise it's the CONFIG_NTFS_FS: option.

Hope this helps,
Dave

PS I presume its a ntfs partition, you've got and not a hpfs one. My ntfs
drive gets reported as HPFS/NTFS on my dual boot machine.


On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Cormac McClean allegedly said:

> Hi,
> 
> I am unable to mount an NT partition from Linux on a dual boot
> Linux-NT machine.
> 
> I can do it on my own PC which is Linux-Win98 as
> 	mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /windows
> 
> but when I try it on the dual boot Linux-NT machine
> 	mount -t hpfs /dev/hda1 /winnt
> it gives me the error
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hda1 
> or too many file systems
> 
> I have checked in NT that the fs type is hpfs.
> 
> I am running RH 6.0 and NT 4.
> 
> Any suggestions, please?
> 
> Regards,
> Cormac.
> 
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