[Bug 300443] Re: [Jaunty] Unable to mount NTFS partitions

[Kjell Braden]

Hal seems to reject the partition because the fstype is ntfs and gnome
is trying to mount it via ntfs-3g.

The best solution to this would probably be adjusting /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/20-ntfs-3g-policy.fdi to...
 - append 'ntfs-3g' to volume.fstype.alternative
 - append 'locale=' and 'exec' to volume.mount.ntfs-3g.valid_options


You can test that this works by running:
sudo hal-set-property --udi /your/UDI/to/your/ntfs/device --key volume.fstype.alternative --strlist-post ntfs-3g
sudo hal-set-property --udi /your/UDI/to/your/ntfs/device --key volume.mount.ntfs-3g.valid_options --strlist-post locale=
sudo hal-set-property --udi /your/UDI/to/your/ntfs/device --key volume.mount.ntfs-3g.valid_options --strlist-post exec

Since I'm rather unfamiliar with FDIs I suggest someone else should have
a look at this.

** Changed in: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None => ntfs-3g
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Summary changed:

- [Jaunty] Unable to mount NTFS partitions
+ hal rejects to mount ntfs-3g partition

** Description changed:

+ TEST CASE:
+ gnome-mount -vnbtd /dev/your_ntfs_partition
+ fails with "Cannot get volume.fstype.alternative"
+ 
+ NEXT STEP:
+ Verify fix proposal in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntfs-3g/+bug/300443/comments/4
+ Fix "debian/20-ntfs-3g-policy.fdi".
+ 
+ --- old description follows ---
  Using Jaunty kernel 2.6.27-7 64 bit with latest updates (but not Alpha1).
  I'm able to access any ext3 and FAT32 partitions on my PC, but when I try to access NTFS partitions I get an error. 
  If I go to Places-Computer and select an NTFS drive I get "Cannot mount volume. Unable to mount the volume 'Data Drive'. Details Cannot get volume.fstype.alternative" followed by "Opening "Data Drive"" and then "DBus error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken."
  If I go to Places-Removable Media I get the first and last message but no "Opening "Data Drive". 
  This error occurs on all three of my NTFS partitions.
  My ntfs drive files are as follows:
  dpkg -l | grep ntfs
  ii  libntfs-3g28                              1:1.2506-1ubuntu2                     ntfs-3g filesystem in userspace (FUSE) libra
  ii  libntfs-3g31                              1:1.2531-1.1ubuntu1                  ntfs-3g filesystem in userspace (FUSE) libra
  ii  ntfs-3g                                      1:1.2531-1.1ubuntu1                 read-write NTFS driver for FUSE
  
  I include my .xsession-errors file as they seems to be problems reported
  there.

** Changed in: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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