Unlock NTFS write support in SL (updated on 04/10/09) - Page 4

vladrxpx · #31 10-04-2009, 03:59 PM

did you get paragon to work in 64bit? or are you using 32bit?
ntfs3g works in 32bit mode too, in fact, ntfs r&w support works well in 32bit mode without an added app.

we are most concerned about the 64bit

eMatoS · #32 10-04-2009, 06:53 PM

I'm on AMD so no 64bits for me, at least for now.

imacken · #33 10-04-2009, 08:30 PM

This topic has been a major boon! Thanks a lot. Now I don't have to keep copying files from my NTFS drives!
Well done.

vladrxpx · #34 10-05-2009, 06:01 PM

its official now, this new edit does no fixing whatsoever. SL still crashes on me..

i went and deleted the edit inside of sbin/mount_ntfs and repaired permissions, now i dont have read support..

does somebody know how to restore to original settings?

eMatoS · #35 10-05-2009, 07:24 PM

You can restore your original mount_ntfs (A) or you can delete that "w" inside the new file (B).

A- sudo rm /sbin/mount_ntfs
sudo mv /sbin/mount_ntfs.orig /sbin/mount_ntfs

B- sudo nano /sbin/mount_ntfs

Replace this line:
/sbin/mount_ntfs.orig -o rw "$@"
With this one:
/sbin/mount_ntfs.orig -o r "$@"

Then exit nano, save, repair permissions and reboot.

Just a guess, I don't know if it's gonna work.

dimach · #36 10-06-2009, 07:44 PM

Thanks for this guide! Works perfectly for me! After MacFuse failed to work that are really good news

mormegil · #37 10-06-2009, 09:35 PM

So what's the difference between the original method and slic's?

thorazine74 · #38 10-07-2009, 08:19 AM

Original method makes you configure each volume's mount point manually in fstab while the new hack will replace mount.ntfs command so all NTFS volumes you plug will be mounted r/w.
I've been researching a bit and it seems the automounting in OS X is being handled by diskarbitrationd, which is the daemon that actually launches the mount.ntfs, mount.hfs whatever commands, however I could not find any info on changing its default mount configuration. Its config file its in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons but its empty in SL and nothing useful in Leopard, I didnt find any documentation to change its options.
Also I found an autofs.conf file in /private/etc/ that seems to control automountd options, there you can see some mount options defaults with some explanation, but they seem to apply to network mount options and not local volumes, besides Apple's docs say volume mount is done in OS X by DiskArbitrationD, not automountd, so I'm not sure if its useful to change anything there.
Just some info in case someone wants to keep on hacking on a even better NTFS mounting solution...

mormegil · #39 10-07-2009, 10:10 AM

K.. so they're functionally the same then.

I'll stick to the manual method. Not a good idea to mess with Windows system volume.

vladrxpx · #40 10-07-2009, 05:46 PM

I would recommend NOT TO DO THIS FSTAB or MOUNT_NTFS EDIT !!!

save yourself some trouble and dont mess your NTFS partitions.. constantly.

now, my system has become incredibly unstable. it crashes whenever it wants..

i hope someone will post how to return the default mount_ntfs..