Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:03 Post subject: NTFS for a wrt600n. Please Help.
I have an external 1tb hard drive that I want to connect as a samba share. Because I have files over 4gb I can't use fat 32. I want to use NTFS as I do use the drive with windows systems when accessing the largest files to save time.
I have been trying to find a guide to help me get ntfs up and running on my 600n, but I can't find anything useful. Could someone point me to a thread. I can't believe that there hasn't been a guide written at some point for something basic like this. Still I can't seem to find it.
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:41 Post subject:
What version of firmware are you running?
The "big" version is supposed to support ntfs, however by default it will not mount due to the modules not being loaded in memory. I think you have to insert them first before trying to mount an ntfs file system. _________________ E3000 22200M KongVPN K26
WRT600n v1.1 refirb mega 18767 BS K24 NEWD2 [not used]
WRT54G v2 16214 BS K24 [access point]
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*PLEASE* upgrade PAST v24SP1 or no support.
The "big" version is supposed to support ntfs, however by default it will not mount due to the modules not being loaded in memory. I think you have to insert them first before trying to mount an ntfs file system.
I noted that I am currently running build 18777 BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2 in my first post. Isn't that the firmware version?
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 2026 Location: Sol System > Earth > USA > Arkansas
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 23:13 Post subject:
wizardknight wrote:
I noted that I am currently running build 18777 BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2 in my first post. Isn't that the firmware version?
Yeah, that was 'my bad'. I skipped right over that.
To check for modules loaded, use the command 'lsmod'. To see what modules the firmware has, check the directory "/lib/modules/*.*.*" where the stars are the current kernel number (mine is 2.4.37). That directory can tell you if you have any ntfs related modules to mount ntfs. _________________ E3000 22200M KongVPN K26
WRT600n v1.1 refirb mega 18767 BS K24 NEWD2 [not used]
WRT54G v2 16214 BS K24 [access point]
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Read! Peacock thread
*PLEASE* upgrade PAST v24SP1 or no support.
For Sh*ts and giggles I switched back to dd-wrt.v24-17990_NEWD_big DD-WRT v24-sp2 mega (c) 2011 NewMedia-NET GmbH Release: 12/08/11 (SVN revision: 17990)
I am not seeing anything that looks like NTFS to me.
Then you must follow the directions on that thread. However, it will *still* require the downloading and inserting of the ntfs modules into the kernel to be able to mount ntfs. _________________ E3000 22200M KongVPN K26
WRT600n v1.1 refirb mega 18767 BS K24 NEWD2 [not used]
WRT54G v2 16214 BS K24 [access point]
Try Dropbox for syncing files - get 2.5gb online for free by signing up.
Read! Peacock thread
*PLEASE* upgrade PAST v24SP1 or no support.
Then you must follow the directions on that thread. However, it will *still* require the downloading and inserting of the ntfs modules into the kernel to be able to mount ntfs.
Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 2026 Location: Sol System > Earth > USA > Arkansas
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 17:06 Post subject:
wizardknight wrote:
Thank you captain obvious.
If it was *that* obvious, then why ask about another thread? _________________ E3000 22200M KongVPN K26
WRT600n v1.1 refirb mega 18767 BS K24 NEWD2 [not used]
WRT54G v2 16214 BS K24 [access point]
Try Dropbox for syncing files - get 2.5gb online for free by signing up.
Read! Peacock thread
*PLEASE* upgrade PAST v24SP1 or no support.