Access to WinXP NTFS hard drive [solved]

[menendez]

I just installed Spring '07 on the 2nd hard drive of a PC that also runs XP off the 1st hard drive.

Durng install Mandriva correctly found the XP install and added it to the boot menu.

However, when I open Konqueror and navigate to System -> Storage Media

I do not see the WinXP hard drive.

I thought Linux could read NTFS hard drives. How do I configure Mandriva to read

the 1st hard drive?

 

Thanks,

 

 

[moved from Software by spinynorman]

[yossarian]

Hi menendez,

 

Again, you can do it through the configuration files (this file is called fstab under /etc), or through the MCC. Take a look at a discussion we just had the other day, here. If you are more interested doing it via the GUI, focus on AussieJohn's answer.

 

Good luck.

Edited August 26, 2007 by yossarian

[menendez]

So I went the GUI path and followed the instructions with no difficulty. Then I opened Konqueror and sure enough I could find a folder icon pointing to my A drive. However, the folder icon also has a lock icon on it and when I try to open the folder I get a "You do not have enough permissions to read". How do I change the permissions? When I check the permissions tab under the folder properties it says that root is the owner and only root can change the permissions.

 

Thanks for the help.

[spinynorman]

Running the following in a terminal will give root access:

 

kdesu 'kfmclient openProfile filemanagement'

You can set it up as a shortcut on your desktop for future use. B)

[menendez]

Thanks, it worked (of course). But how do I set up the shortcut?

[coverup]

Thanks, it worked (of course). But how do I set up the shortcut?

Assuming your desktop is KDE, right-click on the desktop and follow Create New ...-> File... -> Link to Application. In the General tab, give the shortcut a name. Next open the tab Application, and cut and paste the magic spinynorman's command in the line that says "Command". Click Ok, and the link/shortcut must appear on the Desktop.

Edited August 27, 2007 by coverup

[menendez]

Assuming your desktop is KDE, right-click on the desktop and follow Create New ...-> File... -> Link to Application. In the General tab, give the shortcut a name. Next open the tab Application, and cut and paste the magic spinynorman's command in the line that says "Command". Click Ok, and the link/shortcut must appear on the Desktop.

 

THANKS ALOT