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Bug#566356: mount ntfs external hard disk on usb port for read only



reassign 566356 linux-2.6
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On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:03:14PM +0530, gnath wrote:
> using external hard disk formatted with ntfs on usb port gives
> read only mode. Can use or play with files on EHD without write/create.
> 
> use additional flashdisk/pendrive with vfat on another usb port with rw permission

The nearly certain situation here is that CONFIG_NTFS_RW is not set in the kernel
config, resulting in the kernel doing read-only mode when mounting an NTFS filesystem,
regardless of where it comes from.

lamont



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