Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
I look into this issue an average of once a year, because it's always
been my dream to have a dual boot machine in which XP can read/write my
UFS/ext2/etc. partitions and FreeBSD/Linux/etc. can read/write my NTFS
partitions.
I've seen a handful of 3rd party software out there that seems to come
close, but I've never actually tried any of them because I get the
impression that they are buggy, not fully-developed, or worse, abandoned
projects.
My current, (and actually quite happy) compromise is to have XP on FAT32
(because *nix can't write to NTFS {yet}), and then do my schleping while
booted into FreeBSD. I backup my XP data from FreeBSD, and if I need to
transfer files to XP, FreeBSD can write to that partition.
I mount /dev/ad0s1 and make a sybolic link in my home directory to what
would be C:\Documents and Settings\myname\My Documents.
So when I do an "ls /home/myname/windata", I will see my XP "My
Documents". I can delete, create and edit files through this, too.
Works pretty nicely for me. I'm not crazy about the FAT32 compromise
(I've always been a stickler for NTFS security), but for a single user
box, I'm willing to compromise. Wouldn't dream of doing this on a
production box, though.
Regards,
DW
On Thu, 2004-02-12 at 17:28, Peter Leftwich wrote:
> I researched this on the web but found nothing relevant or useful.
>
> Can someone recommend software that lets you mount TO freebsd (ufs)
> partition FROM WITHIN Windows XP Pro SP1 (transparently)?
>
> Samba, which is open source and free, isn't a solution because it
> requires a working [freebsd] operating system and running a daemon.
>
> Thanks mucho diGiornio,
>
> --
> Peter Leftwich, President & Founder
> Video2Video Services
> Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA
> http://Www.Video2Video.Com
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>
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Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
On Feb 13, 2004, at 1:45 PM, Matthew Marino wrote: Samba works but the configuration can be a cuss. It's the NetBEUI name server that takes a deeper understanding of Microsoft Networking than the average Joe has. If your really up for a challenge try sharing the same ufs volume with Windows and Macintosh clients via Samba and NetAtalk. Can be done with enough Coke and HoHos to keep you awake for two days. My biggest problem with supporting Windows and Mac clients simulaneously was when Sun switched from Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 7 and the new 64-bit kernel interfaces broke the 32-bit network libraries netatalk wanted to link from. (Years ago, now.) Samba would not solve the original poster's problem; he wants to mount a UFS filesystem under Windows on the same machine, not remotely mount a UFS system from a running FreeBSD box -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
Well On Friday, February 13, 2004, at 11:32 AM, Bob Collins wrote: On Fri, Feb 13, 2004, Chuck Swiger clacked the keyboard to produce: Peter Leftwich wrote: Can someone recommend software that lets you mount TO freebsd (ufs) partition FROM WITHIN Windows XP Pro SP1 (transparently)? I am not familiar with any such software, regrettably. You'd need a Windows developer experienced with their kernel and filesystem management code to write a "filesystem adaptor", or whatever the Windows phrase is... -- -Chuck Why not Samba? Samba works but the configuration can be a cuss. It's the NetBEUI name server that takes a deeper understanding of Microsoft Networking than the average Joe has. If your really up for a challenge try sharing the same ufs volume with Windows and Macintosh clients via Samba and NetAtalk. Can be done with enough Coke and HoHos to keep you awake for two days. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004, Kenneth Culver clacked the keyboard to produce: > Quoting Bob Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >On Fri, Feb 13, 2004, Chuck Swiger clacked the keyboard to produce: > >>Peter Leftwich wrote: > >>>Can someone recommend software that lets you mount TO freebsd (ufs) > >>>partition FROM WITHIN Windows XP Pro SP1 (transparently)? > >> > >>I am not familiar with any such software, regrettably. You'd need a > >>Windows developer experienced with their kernel and filesystem > >>management code to write a "filesystem adaptor", or whatever the > >>Windows phrase is... > >> > >>-- -Chuck > >> > > > >Why not Samba? > > > Because most likely both filesystems are on the same machine. > > Ken Perhaps I missed the OP, but it was not obvious this was what was intended. -- Bob "Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff. And if it's properly structured in a developmental program, children can blossom." -Bob Keeshan aka `Captain Kangaroo' ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
Quoting Bob Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Fri, Feb 13, 2004, Chuck Swiger clacked the keyboard to produce: Peter Leftwich wrote: >Can someone recommend software that lets you mount TO freebsd (ufs) >partition FROM WITHIN Windows XP Pro SP1 (transparently)? I am not familiar with any such software, regrettably. You'd need a Windows developer experienced with their kernel and filesystem management code to write a "filesystem adaptor", or whatever the Windows phrase is... -- -Chuck Why not Samba? Because most likely both filesystems are on the same machine. Ken ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004, Chuck Swiger clacked the keyboard to produce: > Peter Leftwich wrote: > >Can someone recommend software that lets you mount TO freebsd (ufs) > >partition FROM WITHIN Windows XP Pro SP1 (transparently)? > > I am not familiar with any such software, regrettably. You'd need a > Windows developer experienced with their kernel and filesystem management > code to write a "filesystem adaptor", or whatever the Windows phrase is... > > -- > -Chuck > Why not Samba? -- Bob "Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff. And if it's properly structured in a developmental program, children can blossom." -Bob Keeshan aka `Captain Kangaroo' ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
Peter Leftwich wrote: Can someone recommend software that lets you mount TO freebsd (ufs) partition FROM WITHIN Windows XP Pro SP1 (transparently)? I am not familiar with any such software, regrettably. You'd need a Windows developer experienced with their kernel and filesystem management code to write a "filesystem adaptor", or whatever the Windows phrase is... -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Mounting to freebsd ufs under WinXP
I researched this on the web but found nothing relevant or useful. Can someone recommend software that lets you mount TO freebsd (ufs) partition FROM WITHIN Windows XP Pro SP1 (transparently)? Samba, which is open source and free, isn't a solution because it requires a working [freebsd] operating system and running a daemon. Thanks mucho diGiornio, -- Peter Leftwich, President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
