Write access on external HDD

1st Official Post

    Hi all,

    I just installed libreELEC on my cuboxtv.
    To this cuboxtv I have a HDD connected throw USB.
    Whenever I try to write something to HDD from my PC by accessing the cubox throw IP address I receive an access denied.
    Please tell me how to change this.

    ps. I have no knowledge of linux command.

    Regards!

    • Official Post

    Reconnect the NTFS drive to a Windows box and run chkdsk.exe, then disconnect correctly to ensure the filesystem is "clean" because if the filesystem is not clean Linux will mount the drive read-only ~ and that would explain why nothing can be copied to the drive over the network.

    Quote from chewitt


    Reconnect the NTFS drive to a Windows box and run chkdsk.exe, then disconnect correctly to ensure the filesystem is "clean" because if the filesystem is not clean Linux will mount the drive read-only ~ and that would explain why nothing can be copied to the drive over the network.

    Unfortunately that didn't help.
    When I switch to openELEC microSD card it writes corectly. Only in libreELEC I get this issue.

    Regards!

    Well thanks to misek from Solidrun forum I got the workaround. Here's the solution:

    "Because kernel module for NTFS filesystem is enabled it is used instead of ntfs-3g.

    You can fix the issue with blacklisting the module using ssh console:

    Code
    echo "blacklist ntfs" >> /storage/.config/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

    After reboot your ntfs system will be writable again.

    Next image will have this fixed."

    Hope to help others.