On 12/6/05, Ratnakar Koli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I m trying to mount my w2k pro, ntfs partition in my > FC4, but somehow i m not able to get my parameters > right. i tried my bits on man pages and google, but i > think i m doing something wrong. it does get mounted > in "ro mode", but i need to move something frm my FC4 > to windoze. can some1 pls assist me?
Google hit number one when searching for 'linux ntfs write': http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/ntfs.html#3.2 "3.2 Can the Driver write to an NTFS volume, too? Not really, but if you only need to copy files from Linux to Windows on a dual-boot machine, see "How to write to NTFS" below for a possible way to work around the lack of write support. For write support in Linux, read on. There are two drivers, currently. The original driver, in 2.4 has some write code in it, but it is extremely dangerous to use it. The possibility of destroying your filesystem is very high. The new driver, introduced in 2.5.11, has some write code, but it's very limited. The driver can overwrite existing files, but it cannot change the length, add new or delete existing files. Adding write support will take a long time. NTFS is built like a database. Any changes you make, necessitate making changes in many places, for consistency. Make a mistake and the filesystem will be damaged, make too many mistakes and the filesystem will be destroyed. Also, the current developers are only working on NTFS as a hobby, during their free time. If you'd like to help, please email me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] How to write to NTFS. If you are using a dual-boot machine and just need NTFS write support to transfer files from Linux to Windows, you can instead use a Windows driver for ext2/ext3 and, while running Windows, read the files from the Linux partition instead. This way, using two read-only drivers, you can still copy files from one file system type to the other. We know about these open source Windows drivers for ext2 and ext3 Linux filesystems, as of June 4th, 2003: * explore2fs o Home page: http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm o For Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. * ext2fsd o Home page: http://ext2fsd.sourceforge.net o For Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. * winext2fsd o Home page: winext2fsd project page o Reportedly works on Windows NT and Windows XP, likely also on Windows 2000. * ext2forxp o Home page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2forxp/ o In early stages, not ready for use yet (June 4th, 2003). * vmware o Home page: http://www.vmware.com o VMWare allows you to run entire operating systems with other operating systems. o So, you could run Windows inside Linux and get it to write to NTFS partitions natively. o As safe as the Windows you're running, but it is expensive." Thaths -- "Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!" -- Homer J. Simpson ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list linux-india-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
