NTFS? - ntfs-3g

I've just purchased a portable hdd to use with my AA1 - which I will use on holiday in combination with a card reader to transfer digital pics across from my 350d.

However, as it's NTFS the AA1 doesn't recognise it.

I've been told on another forum that I could install ntfs-3g

Has anyone done this and found it successful - if so, what's the process?

 

Connect the One to the internet, open up a terminal and type:

sudo yum install ntfs-3g

Sit back, wait for the installation to complete and it works.
At least, it did for me.

 

if you arent familier with linux there is also a programm called "ntfs-config" which should make it pretty easy configuring that external hdd, to mount it automatically with read/write access.

 

I actually used the package manager from the advanced menu - pulled in both of the NTFS-3G packages (ntfs-3g and ntfs-3g-config) and a 320GB drive I couldn't get connected before now works flawlessly. Just plugged it in and it worked. I have a couple other drives I'll be doing some testing with ranging from 60GB to 500GB over the next week or so. If I have problems I'll post here but I'm not expecting any...

 

Thanks Grim - that worked a treat, I didn't expect it to be that easy

@ ichbinesderelch -I attached the drive and it picked it up fine, and I could read a pdf stored on it (as a test) fine - I didn't try to write to it though... ill give that try tonight

 

Grim;

Worked for me as well. Bought a Maxtor 160 today, and it went online without a hitch....a real surprise for a newbie such as myself.

BTW, the Maxtor is powered by the USB, and comes with a dual USB cable; found that a short, single cable worked just as well on my (3 day old) Aspire One.

Anyway, "thanks"....

 

Does the write and delete functions run ?

Fran

 

When I tried to run this it listed a new kernel. I am concerned that this may cause a kernel problem. Is this kernel that comes with ntfs-3g a fedora one or an acer aspire one kernel?

TIA

 

With this ntfs-3g I can write and delete ntfs format???

 

I assume fedora, but I have never had any message demanding that I update the kernel... intruiging. Perhaps you need to update yum as explained in the big readme thread ?

To Zack: yes.

 

Its works fine men, thanx :mrgreen: