<div dir="ltr"><div><div>NTFS is supported in OLPC builds, just not by the OS Kernel itself.<br><br></div>The ntfs-3g "filesystem in userspace" package can be used to mount NTFS drives. So you should be able to use a command like "mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/ntfs_partition /mnt/mountpoint" if Sugar or GNOME do not automatically mount the filesystem for you.<br>
<br></div>In general many Linux distributions seem to currently consider using ntfs-3g a better approach than using the kernel driver. The in-kernel driver still may not have full NTFS write support, while ntfs-3g does.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Yioryos Asprobounitis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mavrothal@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mavrothal@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">OLPC kernels do *not* support NTFS (# CONFIG_NTFS_FS is not set).<br>
It either should be activated in future builds or use another FS.<br>
I believe tha FAT32 (VFAT) can handle big drives and is universal.<br>
However it has a number of other problems that may not suit your needs (reliability, permissions etc)<br>
<br>
<br>
--- On Mon, 5/13/13, Braddock <<a href="mailto:braddock@braddock.com">braddock@braddock.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> From: Braddock <<a href="mailto:braddock@braddock.com">braddock@braddock.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [support-gang] [Server-devel] 1TB drive of quality open content on XO/XS--won't boot<br>
> To: "James Cameron" <<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org">quozl@laptop.org</a>>, "Holt" <<a href="mailto:holt@laptop.org">holt@laptop.org</a>>, "XS Devel" <<a href="mailto:server-devel@lists.laptop.org">server-devel@lists.laptop.org</a>>, "Support Gangsters" <<a href="mailto:support-gang@laptop.org">support-gang@laptop.org</a>>, "Devel's in the Details" <<a href="mailto:devel@lists.laptop.org">devel@lists.laptop.org</a>><br>
> Date: Monday, May 13, 2013, 8:02 AM<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> Hi James<br>
> I'm using OpenFirmware Q7B26 EC Firmware 0.4.03<br>
><br>
> I have tried turning the "boot" flag off on the NTFS<br>
> partition, but it<br>
> still dumps me to the OpenFirmware ok prompt.<br>
><br>
> I can reproduce the problem by formatting a USB stick to<br>
> NTFS and trying<br>
> to boot with it plugged in.<br>
><br>
> So it is reacting badly to the mere presence of NTFS on USB<br>
> media.<br>
><br>
> -braddock<br>
><br>
> On 05/12/2013 03:40 PM, James Cameron wrote:<br>
> > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 03:44:18PM -0400, Holt wrote:<br>
> >> Is there a way to boot a large USB hard drive<br>
> attached to an XO?<br>
> >> At our XS Community Sprint this week outside<br>
> Toronto, we've been<br>
> >> unable to boot XOs with the 700+ GB drive(s)<br>
> containing very<br>
> >> polished open content provided by <a href="http://internet-in-a-box.org" target="_blank">http://internet-in-a-box.org</a><br>
> >> The XOs (eg. XO-4 etc) refuse to auto-boot, leaving<br>
> the screen at<br>
> >> the OK prompt.<br>
> >><br>
> >> FYI our 1TB disk is a nearly complete snapshot of:<br>
> >> * Wikipedia-in-41-languages, thumbnails for most<br>
> all images<br>
> >> * OpenStreetMap for the whole world cached at all<br>
> zoom levels for<br>
> >> fast display<br>
> >> * Gutenberg Prjct's full collection of 40,000+<br>
> books, images<br>
> >> * Khan Academy's ~4000 video classes, etc<br>
> >><br>
> >> Does firmware currently block the mounting of all<br>
> large USB drives<br>
> >> -- NTFS in this case if not other filesystems?<br>
> > Open Firmware tries the first partition that is marked<br>
> bootable.<br>
> ><br>
> > Exactly what it does next depends on the firmware<br>
> version, but clearly<br>
> > in your case it stops booting.<br>
> ><br>
> >> Might there be a workaround so isolated XO servers<br>
> in Haiti (etc!)<br>
> >> can hopefully auto-boot with this quality free<br>
> content?<br>
> > Turn off the bootable flag using a partitioning<br>
> program, ensure you<br>
> > are using latest firmware Q7B30, and attach a serial<br>
> console for<br>
> > further debugging.<br>
> ><br>
> > If you can tell me how to reproduce the symptom, then<br>
> I'm quite sure I<br>
> > can get it fixed. I certainly can't afford to<br>
> download 700 GB or 1 TB<br>
> > to do that though.<br>
> ><br>
> > I'm happy to work with whoever has the drive and an<br>
> XO-4.<br>
> ><br>
> > The nature and value of the content has no relationship<br>
> to the<br>
> > diagnosis process, but is interesting regardless.<br>
> ><br>
><br>
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