Error using NTFS Usb mass storage drive to store covers.

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I have the content of "inSD" in the SD 
I have covers in the directory "images" of the ntfs drive
I have games in "wbfs" directory of ntfs drive.
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. I use SD to start cfg-loader.
2. I extrat the SD to do that cfg-loader doen´t use it more.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected: cfg-loader use ntfs drive to load images and config files.

Saw: cfg-loader can not update and can not dowload covers because it tries
save the files in the SD.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
50c in menu 4.1E with hbc, waninkoko 249 ios and hermes 222 ios.

Please provide any additional information below.

I tried use the ntfs drive as unique storage system that had homebrew apps
(cfg-loader and other apps like ftpii, hblauncher, etc), covers and wbfs
backup files, the problem is that actualy homebrew channel does not support
ntfs in usb drive (only support fat/fat32).

My alternative is launch cfg-loader dol from a small SD (like a 256 Mbs)
and only use the SD to do it, and that cfg-loader read config files,
themes, and covers from ntfs drive. A faster solution may be thar in the
global setting can you change the cfg-loader path. Now cfg-loader only show
the data and does not allow to change it. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by DCe...@gmail.com on 22 Dec 2009 at 1:38

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Second on this. I have no way to force the loader to load covers from HDD, no 
matter 
how to try to config the cover path to point to my single NTFS HDD: 
usb:/covers, 
usb:/ntfs1/covers, ntfs1:/covers...

Am I missing anything?

Original comment by nbe...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2010 at 7:54

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Potential write issues on libntfs are understandable. 

However i was wondering if it would be possible for cfg usbloader to read any 
covers
in the gamefolder when using ntfs/fat32 ( By this i mean having .wbfs files in 
a folder)

Original comment by st33lb0ne on 7 Apr 2010 at 11:37

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Having covers on NTFS would require writing to NTFS.  We all know the status of 
that.
 It only loads from FAT32.  However, CFG can load entirely from a FAT32 partition on
the HDD, even if it's not the 1st partition. Format the HDD.  It's not that 
hard.

Original comment by school.p...@gmail.com on 4 Jun 2010 at 5:05

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UPDATE: Try covers on NTFS now.  It may not work, but NTFS writing is currently 
implemented.

Original comment by school.p...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2010 at 3:24

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NTFS write is supported since v60. (use ntfs_write=1 option)

Whole sd:/usb-loader can be moved to a usb nfts partition
The path will be ntfs:/usb-loader
NOTE: it's best to install from zip than to copy from fat because sometime 
copying from fat creates UPCASE files or dirs, but the ntfs in loader is case 
sensitive.

Original comment by ogg...@gmail.com on 12 Jan 2011 at 11:49

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