I am using linux only a week and i have a problem to execute the program beacuse i don't understand the instructions
I thought that other users have the same problem and i decided to start this topic
plz explain us how exactly can we use ntfs-3g
thanks

Hi,

Linux distributors adapt packages to their methodology, so basic instructions are distro-dependent. But ntfs-3g generally is installed by default by most recent distros so you should not even be aware of if.

To help you, I have to understand what you are wanting to do, and in what step you fail.

- Which distribution are you using ?
- Do you use Windows on the same computer ?
- Do you know what kind of partitions you have ?
- What are you expecting from ntfs-3g ?
- What are you failing to do (or what you cannot do because you do not understand how to) ?

Regards

Jean-Pierre

i finally found my mistake...
i think i can't read the disk not beacause he is in ntfs format(i can't read it neither with windows) but beacause i choose him as swap when i installed linux..
how can i manage read him with windows??
how can i swap it off?

Hi,

To help you efficiently we really need information about your configuration. What distribution ? How are your disks organized ?
Why do you think your problem is related to ntfs-3g ?

Can you paste the contents of /etc/fstab ?

and paste the result of the command :
/sbin/swapon -s

Regards

Jean-Pierre

i can't understand the commands at the console..
should i type the directory of the folder and then configure like this
"/home/spiros166/ntfs-3g-1.2506 configure"
or i always type this"./configure"
when i type the second it says

spiros166@spiros166-desktop:~$ ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
spiros166@spiros166-desktop:~$

when i type the directory it says

spiros166@spiros166-desktop:~$ /home/spiros166/ntfs-3g-1.2506 configure
bash: /home/spiros166/ntfs-3g-1.2506: is a directory
spiros166@spiros166-desktop:~$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
spiros166@spiros166-desktop:~$

what am i doing wrong??