Re: [vox] Re: Support for "safe" and "reliable" writing to NTFS from Linux?

[Ken Bloom <kabloom@ucdavisMAPS.edu>]

There's also ext2fs anywhere which runs on windows and allows windows
to read and write your Linux partition.
http://www.partition-manager.com/n_ext2fs_main.htm

I've never used either of these, so I don't know which would be better
from your needs. 

(Although you're probably better off using Ext2fs anywhere if you need
file permissions on that partition in Linux, I won't swear to this.)

Cost: $29.95

On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 10:42:20AM -0800, ME wrote:
> Looks like I not only missed the /. on this
> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/02/1536227&mode=thread
> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/10/191202&mode=thread
> 
> but I also missed it on vox-tech two months ago:
> http://lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox-tech/2003-12/msg00124.html
> 
> Thanks to <SilentRob> on #lugod for letting me know about these prior
> articles.
> 
> -ME
> 
> ME said:
> > Many of you know that eh NFTS driver in the kernel does fine for reading,
> > but is "dangerous" for writing.
> >
> > Is there an alterantive for writing to NTFS from Linux?
> >
> > Background...
> >
> > While "building" my new video capture system (using WinTV PVR-350 PCI
> > card(s) and a new computer with large disk) I am looking at what
> > filesystems would be a good filesystem for a dual boot system (until I
> > buy, download, or build good DVD authoring software with quality subtitle
> > encoding from various subtitle formats) and as a result will suffer the
> > use of the crutch known as MS Windows XP until a good OpenSource
> > alternative is available.
> >
> > Anyway, during my googling, I found this:
> > http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/
> >
> > It appears to be a "wine-like" solution to making a Linux-capable (not
> > based) solutions to making NTFS write support from Linux possible.
> >
> > This means, they rely upon code/files from MS to make this work.
> >
> > Like anything, there are benfits and disadvantages to somethig like this:
> > Benefit: Linux users can keep and use NTFS and access from Linux making
> > Linux more compatable.
> > Disadvantage: it encourages people to retain their copy/install of windows
> > instead of making a full transition away from full OpenSource.
> >
> > Whatever the outcome, I figured that some people on this list might mid
> > this very useful. I will be reading more about it over the next few weeks.
> > Loks like it was announced last year in October. :-)
> >
> > Why did I not see this. Maybe I missed it on /.
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > -ME
> >
> >
> 
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