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I need a NTFS-3G version later than the one shipped with lucid lynx because I want to make use of the new hide_hid_files and hide_dot_files mount options, which are not present before version 2010.8.8.

Ever since I compiled and installed the latest version of NTFS-3G via checkinstall, whenever I plugin a NTFS mass storage device, Ubuntu chooses the ntfs kernel module upon the ntfs-3g fuse driver to mount it. I don't know how to tell my system to use the 3g driver.

mount -t ntfs-3g and fstab entries work just fine.

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I am sorry but the NTFS driver module shipped with the Ubuntu kernel is the NTFS 3G, for such a core component I recommended you to keep with the official packaged version.

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  • Why you recommend doing so?
    – Olli
    Feb 22, 2011 at 16:08
  • Because the official package version was properly tested and is supported by the Ubuntu community. The latest version may not be as stable as the official package one. Feb 22, 2011 at 22:25
  • listen. i need a version newer than the one shipped with lucid. i need the hide_hid_files and hide_dot_files mount options and they just were not there before version 2010.8.8. simple as that.
    – koloman
    Feb 23, 2011 at 7:52
  • koloman, please improve your question per your comment, the clear goal is to upgrade the ntfs driver in order to support those features, 3G vs non 3G is misleading Feb 23, 2011 at 13:01
  • done. thanks for the hint. i didn't know i could edit questions.
    – koloman
    Feb 24, 2011 at 7:33
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You can blacklist that kernel module by adding it to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:

blacklist ntfs
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  • good idea! unfortunately it didn't work. obviously udev loads the module despite the fact it's on the blacklist.
    – koloman
    Feb 23, 2011 at 8:03

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