Browsers Not Linking CSS Files from Mounted Drive

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I could use some help trying to find out why my CSS files are not linking with my HTML files when opening from a mounted drive, only on Zorin17.

I am running a system with two SSDs (one for Windows, one for Linux) and a shared HDD for both of them to access. I recently upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11, and from ZorinOS Pro 16 to ZorinOS Pro 17. Ever since then, on only Zorin 17, when I open a .html file that is hosted on a mounted drive in a web browser (any web browser - Firefox, Brave, GNOME Web), it behaves as if it is isolated and cannot link to the CSS file. If I move these files to the SSD where Zorin17 is installed, they also open fine. The problem is only with ZorinOS 17 linking the files on the mounted drive.

  • Kernel: 6.5.0-14-generic #14~22.04.1-Ubuntu

  • The mounted drives are NTFS, which is where I assume the problem is coming into play. But I can read/edit/delete files just fine from Zorin17, just can't get the HTML/CSS to link anymore, like they did on Zorin16.

  • I verified ntfs-3g was installed.

  • As mentioned, I tried 3 different browsers, including GNOME Web which was freshly installed.

  • I created a test html/css pair and the issue persists there too. (I have in the head of my HTML document. (I have also tried "/style.css", which doesn't work either.))

  • I verified the file permissions allow anyone to read/write/execute. Also verified uid and gid match the user account I'm using.

  • The HTML and CSS files are in the same directory.

  • I tried three different mounted drives, all had the same issue, regardless of whether they are set to automatically mount or only manually.

  • I verified fast boot was disabled on Windows 11, as I know that sometimes causes issues with files that are accessed from both operating systems when dual-booting.

  • I tried removing 'noexec' or 'nosuid' from the mount options, then rebooted and re-mounted, but no change there.

  • I checked 'dmesg | grep ntfs' on Zorin, which gave me no output, so I'm assuming it found no errors.

  • I ran 'chkdsk /f' for one of the mounted drives from Windows, then rebooted back into ZorinOS afterward, but there was no difference.

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Welcome to the Forum!

When You were on Win10 and Zorin 16 does that worked with Your HDD?

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Hi! Thank you!

Yes, when I was using Win10 & Zorin 16, opening the HTML files from the HDD worked fine, and the CSS was linked.

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Hmm ... To be honest, I had the same Idea that the NTFS-File System problematic. But when it works with W10/Z16 ... Maybe the newer Versions doesn't work together. Let's ask @Aravisian. Maybe he knows Advice.

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Zorin OS 17 introduced including Firefox as a Flatpak rather than the standard apt.

Flatpak packages are containerized and may be unable to read outside of their container.

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So my advice would be to install Firefox ESR (Extended Service Release) Manually.
I show how I did it in this vimeo video on Zorin 17 Beta approx 2 mins 40 seconds in:

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/892207690

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Thanks everyone! Aravisian was right, it was due to Firefox being a flatpak. Problem is resolved now.

:slight_smile:

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