[SOLUTION] How to install TF2 (or any other steam games) inside Windows NTFS on Ubuntu,Xubuntu or any Linux OS

[White Boy]

If your 'sudo' is asking for passwords and you don't know,read this:
http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/7/864969481999163608/

Steam will said if you want to install games in other Static Drives
(New steam library folder must be on a filesystem mounted with execute permissions)
I am here to tell you how to fix this

Note:I am using Xubuntu 13.04,maybe this will work for other systems like Ubuntu too

EDIT:Now with a better format

1.

Open /etc/fstab by typing this in Terminal

sudo (editor) /etc/fstab
Example:
sudo nano /etc/fstab
sudo leafpad /etc/fstab

2.

Open another Terminal and type 'sudo blkid' and find which NTFS (your HardDrive) you want to install game in it.

3.

Add the last line in Leafpad or any Text Editor with:

UUID=(Your HardDrive UUID) /media/user/(YOUR UUID) ntfs-3g defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=000,fmask=000 0 0

Example:
UUID=9AE474FEE474DDC7 /media/user/9AE474FEE474DDC7/ ntfs-3g defaults,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=000,fmask=000 0 0

4.

Close it by hitting (ctrl+x) and save it (delete the .tmp or the last word with dots and save it as /etc/fstab ONLY!)

5.

Reboot your system,then open Steam and try install games in that NTFS

EDIT:
Usually after you type 'sudo blkid' there will be many UUID (depends how many HardDrive you got).Find the NTFS and confirm it.

In /etc/fstab file,put the code at the very bottom.

Hope it works :)
Any questions?Just comment.

[White Boy]

Maybe this will works beside NTFS,maybe hmm?

[DSNGJOE]

Thanks man that worked awesome in Manjaro!

[melon king]

I couldn't really understand the transition from 2-3 (I'm new to Ubuntu :C).

[White Boy]

After you typed 'sudo blkid' there will be many lists.For instance,i got 2 harddrives (C:) and (D:).I wanted to install in (D:),which the UUID is '9AE474FEE474DDC7'.Then follow the instructions.

Originally posted by Purgatory:

I couldn't really understand the transition from 2-3 (I'm new to Ubuntu :C).

[BushElito]

Meh, I installed in windows with Wubi.

[E2 | indykoning]

thank you for this! before i broke my previous linux i folowed another post telling me i had to do sort of this but that made me unable to mount/unmount/find the drive other than the folder, but this is awesome

[E2 | indykoning]

don't know if anyone on here is still active but is it safe to: boot the system without the drive attached or unmount it, e.t.c.?

[White Boy]

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

don't know if anyone on here is still active but is it safe to: boot the system without the drive attached or unmount it, e.t.c.?

I'm kinda rusty with this,so I'm sorry if any of my statement is invalid.Pretty sure the only hard drive you needed is where the Master Boot Record (MBR) was written.(Usually the primary hard drive)If you have a 2nd hard drive (and so on),your SATA controller must be set to AHCI mode.This is because IDE mode doesn't allow hot-swap.So the 2nd (or more hard-drive) can be detached,unmount etc. and remount/reattach without any trouble.But the primary hard drive(where the os was) is adviced not,and depending on task can cause data loss.

[E2 | indykoning]

Originally posted by Price:

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

don't know if anyone on here is still active but is it safe to: boot the system without the drive attached or unmount it, e.t.c.?

I'm kinda rusty with this,so I'm sorry if any of my statement is invalid.Pretty sure the only hard drive you needed is where the Master Boot Record (MBR) was written.(Usually the primary hard drive)If you have a 2nd hard drive (and so on),your SATA controller must be set to AHCI mode.This is because IDE mode doesn't allow hot-swap.So the 2nd (or more hard-drive) can be detached,unmount etc. and remount/reattach without any trouble.But the primary hard drive(where the os was) is adviced not,and depending on task can cause data loss.

thank you, it's an external usb 3.0 drive i use to run most of my game. both windows and linux run on my primary(built in) drive. so it's good to know it should be safe

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Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

thank you for this! before i broke my previous linux i folowed another post telling me i had to do sort of this but that made me unable to mount/unmount/find the drive other than the folder, but this is awesome

Read the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ date you filthy necromancer.

[E2 | indykoning]

Originally posted by Zalinto:

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

thank you for this! before i broke my previous linux i folowed another post telling me i had to do sort of this but that made me unable to mount/unmount/find the drive other than the folder, but this is awesome

Read the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ date you filthy necromancer.

I'm offended! I must let you know that I am a very sanitary necromancer

[E2 | indykoning]

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

Originally posted by Price:

I'm kinda rusty with this,so I'm sorry if any of my statement is invalid.Pretty sure the only hard drive you needed is where the Master Boot Record (MBR) was written.(Usually the primary hard drive)If you have a 2nd hard drive (and so on),your SATA controller must be set to AHCI mode.This is because IDE mode doesn't allow hot-swap.So the 2nd (or more hard-drive) can be detached,unmount etc. and remount/reattach without any trouble.But the primary hard drive(where the os was) is adviced not,and depending on task can cause data loss.

thank you, it's an external usb 3.0 drive i use to run most of my game. both windows and linux run on my primary(built in) drive. so it's good to know it should be safe

So I tried booting with the drive disconnected, it went into the emergency mode because: "the master control interrupt lied". But it didn't break the OS just plug the drive back in reboot and it boots up normally

[White Boy]

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

So I tried booting with the drive disconnected, it went into the emergency mode because: "the master control interrupt lied". But it didn't break the OS just plug the drive back in reboot and it boots up normally

Imo if you disconnect the hard drive before booting the computer,the BIOS/EUFI won't detect a bootable drive unless you set it in the BIOS/EUFI.

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

thank you, it's an external usb 3.0 drive i use to run most of my game. both windows and linux run on my primary(built in) drive. so it's good to know it should be safe

Thankfully,all usb devices are hotswappable.Including usb hard drives.Though I must warn,when there's a file writing to the drive and you just so happen to unplug it,might cause corruption.But fortunately it is plausible to recover it.

[E2 | indykoning]

Originally posted by Schrodinger's Octopus:

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

So I tried booting with the drive disconnected, it went into the emergency mode because: "the master control interrupt lied". But it didn't break the OS just plug the drive back in reboot and it boots up normally

Imo if you disconnect the hard drive before booting the computer,the BIOS/EUFI won't detect a bootable drive unless you set it in the BIOS/EUFI.

but it isn't a bootable drive right? there is no OS present on the drive, and how could i set it in the BIOS/EUFI?

[White Boy]

In other words,if the drive (where the MBR is set) is not connected,it will not boot and will stuck looking for bootable drive.

Originally posted by MartyMcFarty:

but it isn't a bootable drive right? there is no OS present on the drive, and how could i set it in the BIOS/EUFI?

If the drive is not marked as 'bootable',it cannot be boot from it.This is why you use rufus or similar programs to write an image file and mark it as 'bootable'.