mount ntfs (windows) file system in /etc/fstab fails at boot

[Kris Kennaway]

On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 02:16:45AM -0800, Kevin Smith wrote:
> Yes, putting a "0" in the sixth field takes care of the problem and the 
> /windows file system is now mounted. thanks.
> 
> >P.S. It's usually helpful to transcribe the exact error, instead of
> >describing vague symptoms.
> 
> 
> 
> Yes,I agree. I was not able to retreive the exact error message from 
> dmesg on boot as I had rebooted again and lost that. If you can tell me 
> where I can get previous boot messages (dmesg.today didn have it 
> either), I will post the message for the benefit of others in case they 
> have this problem.

Thanks for the offer, although it may not be logged so you'd have to
have transcribed it by hand during boot (e.g. pause the display with
the pause key to give you time to copy it down, or use the scroll lock
and then page up back to it after the system has booted)

Kris
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