[SOLVED]1 Terabyte USB drive: Unable to mount My Passport, Error mounting: mount: unknown filesystem

[Rocksockdoc]

I've been using this "My Passport" for about 3 months on Windows XP and Ubuntu machines so I know it's working just fine.
But when I plug it into the Centos 6 laptop, I simply get the error message:
"Unable to mount My Passport, Error mounting: mount: unknown filesystem type ntfs"

Any idea what the problem is?

[gerald_clark]

Welcome to CentOS.
New users need to read:
http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=47


http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/NTFS

[kyrunner]

[quote]
Rocksockdoc wrote:
I've been using this "My Passport" for about 3 months on Windows XP and Ubuntu machines so I know it's working just fine.
But when I plug it into the Centos 6 laptop, I simply get the error message:
"Unable to mount My Passport, Error mounting: mount: unknown filesystem type ntfs"

Any idea what the problem is?[/quote]


Here you go.

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwiki.centos.org%2FTipsAndTricks%2FNTFS

[Rocksockdoc]

Wow. That was right on the money!

I barely understood anything at the wiki for TipsAndTricks/NTFS for CentOS but ... the good news, is the very first command worked!
yum install fuse fuse-ntfs-3g

I have no idea 'why' it worked - nor if I needed both packages, but, whatever 'magic' it performed, now I can simply plug in my USB hard drive and it automounts on my desktop.

Thanks!

[pschaff]

On behalf of forum contributors you are welcome. Thanks for reporting back. Marking this thread [SOLVED] for posterity.

[Rocksockdoc]

[quote]
Marking this thread [SOLVED] for posterity.[/quote]

Thanks for marking it solved.

I would do that if only I could find the button to do so.

DO I just change the title to mark it solved?
Or is there a button which does it?
No big deal ...

Thanks for all the help!