Best mount for 2nd ntfs External USB HDDs

sakisdvb

sakisdvb

BH Lover
My current Permanent VU+ Uno Setup Is:
1X4 USB HUB - with external power.
1 external USB HDD 200GB (The disk is PATA so ...) - Mounted as HDD ext2.
1 USB Pen 2GB - Mounted as USB and Universe ext2.
1 USB DVB-Tuner - ReDi PC100.

Now I like to add (permanent) an NTFS EXTERNAL 2TB HDD with 1.5TB already occupied with media.
What is best mount, so I can copy media files from my windows PCs to VU+?
I have plenty of options in Device Manager but I cant use usb & hdd (already used).
I know VU+ shares hdd with my Network as Network drive with full access (Writε/Read),
but my 2TB hdd is NTFS file system and I don't wont to used as my VU+ hdd mount.
Of course I copy files with ftp but I like to use windows "Map network drive" feature.

Regards.
 
I have successfully mount my 2TB external ntfs HDD as /media/downloads
I have also mounted as Windows 7 Network Drive ( x: )
But I can't copy any files from my PC to this drive (even via ftp)only I can read ! ? !
In the autofs folder the 2TB Hdd does not exist ? ! ?
I see only
autofs\
sdb1 - my 200GB external HDD ext3
sdc1 - my 2GB USB 1st partition ext4
sdc2 - my 2GB USB 2nd partition (Universe)

Only
the first time I plug it in, and power up my VU+
the drive was visible in autofs as" sda1 ".

Any Help is most welcome. :help:

P.S
I have just noticed I can't copy files from my VU+ as well ! !
It is like i have no permission ? ! :huh:
 
Try that:

1- Give a name (label) with windows to your hard disk : for example sakis
2- Mount the disk on vuplus
3- Open the file "fstab" situated in /etc
4- After last line of your fstab file add :

/dev/disk/by-label/sakis /media/downloads auto defaults 0 0

Be carefull with spaces 'better copy /paste the above line)
Save, reboot, and then mount with mount manager .
Other point : be sure your external power is sufficient to feed all the stuff you have connected.... just hear is the disk is spinning properly.
 
Thank you for suggestion but you missed the point ! !
The Drive is mounted with ease using Devices manages.
But due to the fact it is NTFS you can NOT write data.
Only issue not able to write data.
 
sakisdvb said:
Thank you for suggestion but you missed the point ! !
The Drive is mounted with ease using Devices manages.
But due to the fact it is NTFS you can NOT write data.
Only issue not able to write data.
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I had EXACTLY the same issue. My external 1TB is NTFS formatted and I'm not able to copy the data on it using FTP etc. I have read only access but can't write. it won't allow me to change the parameters. I formatted the drive on Linux and it was all good but then I wasn't able to write on my drive using windows when its connected with the laptop! Apparently Linux won't write on NTFS format and windows won't write on Linux format.
 
B.Bari said:
I had EXACTLY the same issue. My external 1TB is NTFS formatted and I'm not able to copy the data on it using FTP etc. I have read only access but can't write. it won't allow me to change the parameters. I formatted the drive on Linux and it was all good but then I wasn't able to write on my drive using windows when its connected with the laptop! Apparently Linux won't write on NTFS format and windows won't write on Linux format.
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WRONG.
Linux can write to NTFS partitions. Make a search into this Board using the words: "NTFS-3G".
 
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