Import Volume FAT32 and NTFS

[thiagomespb]

Hi,

I'm using FreeNAS 8.3.0 and am trying to import a fat32 USB HD and have all the other NTFS error message.

fat32
The selected disks were not verified for this import rules.

ntfs
An error occurred while labeling the disk.

 

[cyberjock]

How are you importing those drives? You should be doing it from the CLI. I don't think there's a way to import them from the GUI.

 

[Yell]

Do you want to:
1) import and use them as storage
2) attach, move data detach them

try the following to attach your drives till the next boot
[YOU SHOULD read the manuals for each command, if your not familiar with the commandline]
FAT32 disk:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/fat32
fsck_msdosfs /dev/YOURFAT32DEVICE_PARTITION
mount -t msdosfs -o large /dev/YOURFAT32DEVICE_PARTITION /mnt/fat32

NTFS disk:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/ntfs
fsck_ntfs /dev/YOURNTFSDEVICE_PARTITION
mount -t ntfs -o large /dev/YOURNTFSDEVICE_PARTITION /mnt/ntfs
## OR ## not sure if sysutils/fusefs-ntfs port is installed ( to lazy to boot my system)
ntfs-3g /dev/YOURNTFSDEVICE_PARTITION /mnt/ntfs

 

[thiagomespb]

import and use as storage, but without erasing existing data and then use data shared with CIFS

 

[ProtoSD]

import and use as storage, but without erasing existing data and then use data shared with CIFS

NO NO NO NO, this has been documented and discussed. NTFS support is ONLY for importing data, not reading/writing/sharing. I guarantee you if you try to do this, it's only a matter of time before you're back here saying your data is lost or corrupt. Don't do it.

 

[Yell]

^ this

But your a free man with a freenas. Do what you want but its not supported.

 

[cyberjock]

+1 for protosd and Yell's comments. While you CAN do it, doing it really is asking for corrupted data.