NTFS volume mount point is not visible in import dialog

[moledzki]

Describe the bug
NTFS volume mount point directory is not visible in import dialog window. It prevents me to import photos located in this directory.

To Reproduce

1. Mount NTFS partition with photos to Pictures/Test folder
2. Try to import Pictures/Test folder
3. Pictures/Test folder is not visible in import dialog.

Expected behavior
Pictures/Test folder should be visible in import dialog

Screenshots

Platform (please complete the following information):

• Darktable Version: 3.0.2
• OS: Windows 10
• OpenCL not activated
• GF 9600GT

[parafin]

It looks like a link, not a mount point...

[parafin]

In any case I guess it's a bug report for GTK.

[moledzki]

It looks like a link, but it is NTFS mount point.

[13aumi]

Hi folks, I would like to affirm, that Darktable does not show an NTFS partition in the Import dialog.
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and Darktable 3.0.1. The NTFS partition is correctly mounted (I can read/write files on it). However, Darktable does not show that partition in the Import dialog.

[ptilopteri]

I am able to import from ntfs partitions via cifs and sshfs. Do not have a directly connected drive to check.

But, as dt runs on windows, I cannot fathom dt not being able to access ntfs partitions.

[parafin]

@13aumi, this sounds totally unrelated. You can just browse to whenever drive is mounted in import directory/files dialog.

[ghost]

But, as dt runs on windows, I cannot fathom dt not being able to access ntfs partitions.

I cannot fathom how an application in userland on Linux could even care what type of filesystem it is, unless there is some explicit check for NTFS for some weird reason. A mounted filesystem is a filesystem. GTK will access it through the API to list and open files. That's all!

In Linux (mostly Ubuntu) I used Darktable on mounted NTFS (native), mounted NTFS (fuse), and even mounted HFS+ from an external disk I also used with a Mac.

@moledzki can you please show us the output of findmnt <your mount point> ?

[13aumi]

In fact, I couldn't see that partition in the import dialog but it was not related to NTFS itself. Sorry, if my post was totally unrelated.

After some research I was able to solve my problem using the following command:
sudo snap connect darktable:removable-media

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[moledzki]

@moledzki can you please show us the output of findmnt <your mount point> ?

This problem occurred on Windows.

[johnny-bit]

@moledzki - can you check if similar problem happens in any other gtk-based application on windows, eg GIMP? it looks like it's a windows-only problem for gtk, since the dialog in your screenshot is controlled by gtk...

(which might not be an issue if we could switch import now to native dialog for selection)

[moledzki]

The same problem happens in GIMP.

[johnny-bit]

then there's nothing darktable can do about it. You'd have to open up a new issue regarding gtk problem on windows with https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk

Additionally with 3.6 darktable will have different way of handling import dialog so it MIGHT work.

Please open issue with GTK and post link here.

[moledzki]

OK, bug has been submitted to GTK project: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/3972

[johnny-bit]

Thanks! Since we (as in darktable devs) can't really do much about it - would you mind closing the issue?