[gentoo-user] ntfs-3g problem (I suppose) - locking system

[Francisco Ares]

Hello.

During some months now, this machine was (and still is, sometimes)
suffering from a strange progressive lock down. It always has begun with
the web browser, passing to the whole X environment, and finally I could
not even use a console.

After several trial and error actions, as no log entry could give any hint
on what is going on, it seems that I found something consistent.

This machine is a dual-boot Linux/Windows, as my wife once in a while needs
to work on a Windows O.S. .  The lock down starts when she saves a file
received by e-mail in a ntfs-3g mounted partition, so that file would also
be accessible whenever she uses Windows.

The reason why I suspect of ntfs-3g is that when the lock down starts, that
is, if only the web browser locks, just unmounting (and mounting back
later) that partition, recovers the web browser functionality. Sometimes,
when the lock down has already affected the whole graphic environment, but
I still may use a console, again unmounting that same partition also
unlocks everithing.

I have already tried to emerge ntfs-3g with different use flags, but the
problem persists. Even built a new kernel and re-emerged ntfs-3g after
that. Now ntfs-3g package is using its own "fuse".

I would really appreciate any hints on what to do or where to look for any
more information on this subject.  Perhaps I am still looking at an effect,
and not the cause.

Thanks
Francisco

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