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Hi, guys.

Since I am a dummy, I thought many people like me could find this guide useful.

Here you are. :thumbsdown_anim:

 

Open Terminal.

 

If you've already attempted to install the NTFS package:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/NTFS-3g.pkg

Otherwise, download

MacFUSE DMG Installer

NTFS-3g DMG Installer

 

Install MacFUSE first and then NTFS-3g.

 

In the Terminal, type:

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
export PATH
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Filesystems/fusefs.fs/mount_fusefs /usr/local/bin/mount_fusefs
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/ntfs-3g /usr/bin/ntfs-3g

 

(you can copy and paste the code I have written here)

 

Press enter.

 

Now launch Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility).

 

Select the NTFS partition you want to write on. Click on "Information" (the blue "i" on top of Disk Utility).

After the name and the type of the partition, there is a list of data. Read the first one, disk identification: in my case it is disk0s1

 

Note down the name (in my case it is WinXP Pro) and the disk identification (in my case "disk0s1")

 

Close the info window and click on the button close to the blue "i". This should let you unmount the ntfs partition you've selected.

 

Now in the Terminal, type:

sudo mkdir /Volumes/"NTFS partition name"
sudo ntfs-3g /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes/"NTFS partition name" -o ping_diskarb,volname="NTFS partition name"

Of course substitute "NTFS partition name" with YOUR ntfs partition name (in my case "WinXP Pro"), but keep the quotes before and after that!

 

Now type

cd /etc
sudo nano fstab

A blank text file will open in the Terminal window. Here type

 

LABEL=NTFS partition name /private/mnt/NTFS partition name ntfs ro,noauto

 

Here also, substitute "NTFS partition name" with YOUR ntfs partition name (in my case "WinXP Pro"), but in this case DO NOT use quotes.

 

Close (Command+x), save (type "y") and exit (push enter).

 

Type (always in your Terminal)

cd /System/Library/StartupItems/Disks/
sudo nano Disks

(you can copy and paste from here)

 

This will open another text file. Look for the line "/sbin/autodiskmount -va".

Go after that line with the arrows of your keyboard and type

 

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
export PATH
mkdir /Volumes/Windows

(you can change Windows to whatever name, but write only one word, i.e. NO SPACE!!!)

ntfs-3g /dev/disk identification /Volumes/"Windows" -o ping_diskarb,volname="Windows"

(you have to change "disk identification" to your disk identification you've noted down before.)

 

Close (Command+x), save (type "y") and exit (push enter).

 

type "exit" in the Terminal and reboot your computer.

 

If you've done everything properly, you should see your NTFS partition on the desktop after booting and you'll be able to modify it as you want.

 

Enjoy. :unsure:

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..thanks for the guide, but unfortunately I got problems lke others in this forum..

..during the step llustrated from the guide I'm able to mount ntfs in write mode as a network disk, but after reboot no ntfs partition mounted on te desktop and in Disk utilty I see the partion shown as a ntfs 3g r/w but the application can't mount it...any suggestion for improving my experience??

 

 

thanks again. :)

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..thanks for the guide, but unfortunately I got problems lke others in this forum..

..during the step llustrated from the guide I'm able to mount ntfs in write mode as a network disk, but after reboot no ntfs partition mounted on te desktop and in Disk utilty I see the partion shown as a ntfs 3g r/w but the application can't mount it...any suggestion for improving my experience??

thanks again. :)

 

Have you followed THIS guide?

Have you used the names that you've found in "Information" from Disk Utility, for writing in fstab and Disks?

If not, that's why it doesn't work after rebooting... let me know.

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Have you followed THIS guide?
Yes!
Have you used the names that you've found in "Information" from Disk Utility, for writing in fstab and Disks?

Yes!

 

....Do you think i need to use the new pkg in the other post (release b3..),for solving..??

 

thanks foryourtime Man.

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Yes , now is being mounted on boot automatically , but the system is very intensive working (34-57%)idle until I umount it and then everythings back ok.

 

Yes just a step ahead ,then before, but not 100% done yet.

 

Thanks for your real efforts!

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update:

 

I got monted it on the desktop like a network drive as zero kb and zero free space drive.It is writable but the processors stays idle with 50 percent .Then i umount it, and remount with disk utilty at this point it is correctly mounted in r/w mode with zero problem.

Do you think is a problem about fstab and automount??

 

:tomato:

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Honestly, I think you've accidentally done something wrong during the installation/configuration phase.

 

Unfortunately, I cannot say more than this, because in this very moment I am leaving, and I'll be back home in 3-4 days. Till then I could not help... sorry about that!

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veggieryan
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is there any way to mount a dmg image of an NTFS disk?

i need to restore this image. it was a backup made with copycatx.

I am able to mount other ntfs drives with no problems.

 

when I try to mount it i get this error:

john-smiths-computer:~ johnsmith$ sudo /usr/local/bin/ntfs-3g /Users/johnsmith/Documents/"windows xp backup.dmg" /Volumes/windowsxp -o ping_diskarb,volname="windowsxp"
Bootsector checksum failed.
Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument
Failed to mount '/Users/johnsmith/Documents/windows xp backup.dmg': Invalid argument
The device '/Users/johnsmith/Documents/windows xp backup.dmg' doesn't have a valid NTFS.
Maybe you selected the wrong device? Or the whole disk instead of a
partition (e.g. /dev/hda, not /dev/hda1)? Or the other way around?
john-smiths-computer:~ johnsmith$ mount ?
mount: ?: unknown special file or file system.
john-smiths-computer:~ johnsmith$

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hi B612,

 

I need your help.. I followed your steps.. everything went smooth till the part you mention that " the blank text edit will appear." (the part where you will have to type in the "LABEL=.........") somehow i do not see any blank text edit pop out.. do you know anything tat could went wrong?

 

Thanks a million in advance!

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hi B612,

 

I need your help.. I followed your steps.. everything went smooth till the part you mention that " the blank text edit will appear." (the part where you will have to type in the "LABEL=.........") somehow i do not see any blank text edit pop out.. do you know anything tat could went wrong?

 

Thanks a million in advance!

 

Hi. In fact you shouldn't see any popups. You should see the blank text IN your terminal. I mean that in the terminal you should see an editable white screen, where you can type what I wrote. Here, if you press "Enter" you will not enter a command, but you will go to the next line, exactly like in a text field.

 

By the way, I wrote this guide long ago. Now you can find many self-installing packages on the Internet. Just look for them and you'll see. :)

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hi B612,

 

just was wondering before i try to do this what to do. Paragon has a software for mac called ntfs for mac that allows users to read write in mac, many programs install pretty much on ok in my hackintosh but i was wondering if you knew anything about this program. If so was it safe to use? ;)

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hi B612,

 

just was wondering before i try to do this what to do. Paragon has a software for mac called ntfs for mac that allows users to read write in mac, many programs install pretty much on ok in my hackintosh but i was wondering if you knew anything about this program. If so was it safe to use? ;)

 

Hi, Tessa. I know nothing about the program you mentioned. Sorry, I can't help you.

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I know it, I have installed Paragon in all my Macs and Hackintoshes, it works really fast and confiable (latest version of course), it has some little issues yet (none critical).

 

Is fater than MacFUSE + NTFS-3g, it has a pane in the System Preferences that allows you several things like not writing access time which speeds up, compression, Permissions, and if you want to switch it off to have the normal NTFS driver.

 

Worths the $.

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