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To mount an NTFS drive as read-only:
To mount an NTFS drive as read-only:
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mount -t ntfs-3g -o ro /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows  (just drop the -o ro for read/write)
mount -t ntfs-3g -o ro /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows  (just drop the "-o ro" for read/write)
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Revision as of 18:02, 31 March 2011

boot into System Rescue CD

http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page

To mount an NTFS drive as read-only:

mount -t ntfs-3g -o ro /dev/sda1 /mnt/windows  (just drop the "-o ro" for read/write)

To mount a FAT32 USB key as writeable:

mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/backup

Use

net-setup eth0

to set up network transfer.