How can I add a ntfs partition in fstab with btrfs?

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#1

Hello. I have a dual boot with Windows 7 and I need to add the ntfs
partition to the fstab file to avoid mounting it every time I boot the
system. I don’t know the syntax of the new btrfs file system.

Thank you in advance.

Alberto
OpenSUSE 13.2 X86_64 (KDE and Gnome)

#2

You can add it the same way as before. The syntax of “fstab” has not changed.

Looking in my “/etc/fstab”, the only change that I see for Windows partitions, is that instead of the first entry being
“/dev/disk/by-id/some-long-string-part5”
it is of the form
“UUID=uuidnumber for partition”.

But the old form of that entry still works. It’s just that the default has changed for when Yast sets it up.

You can probably use Yast partitioner to add the entry if you prefer.

#3

nrickert wrote:

>
> You can add it the same way as before. The syntax of “fstab” has not
> changed.
>
> Looking in my “/etc/fstab”, the only change that I see for Windows
> partitions, is that instead of the first entry being
> “/dev/disk/by-id/some-long-string-part5”
> it is of the form
> “UUID=uuidnumber for partition”.
>
> But the old form of that entry still works. It’s just that the default
> has changed for when Yast sets it up.
>
> You can probably use Yast partitioner to add the entry if you prefer.
>
>

I have used Yast partitioner,succesfully.

Thank you.

Alberto
openSUSE 13.2 X86_64 (KDE and GNOME)

#4

If you mount it in Yast it will appear in fstab something like this:

UUID=52D5666F29745419 /mnt/sda1            ntfs-3g    users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0

Which is readable but not writable. If you want to write, change this portion:

users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8

change to

defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8

Here’s a bit more FYI: Allowing write access to the read-only mounts created during installation of NTFS

#5

Done. Thank you.

Alberto
openSUSE 13.2 X86_64 (KDE and GNOME)

#6

On 2014-11-14 20:44, Alberto wrote:
>
> Hello. I have a dual boot with Windows 7 and I need to add the ntfs
> partition to the fstab file to avoid mounting it every time I boot the
> system. I don’t know the syntax of the new btrfs file system.

I notice that you solved your problem, but I think you have a confusion
there: there is no relation between your system using btrfs and you
wanting to mount an ntfs partition somewhere.

Both ntfs and btrfs are filesystems. In windows parlance, format types.
Two different format types. Like FAT, exFAT, NTFS, etc.

And all possible filesystems are mounted the same way in fstab, now and
years ago: it has not changed.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)