Ntfs
 

Hi,

I recently downloaded an NTFS support rpm for my kernel, 2.4.18-8.0, and am only able to mount the drive in read-only. Is there any tricks I could do to mount it in read-write mode (assuming there is nothing valuable to be lost there)?

Also, in the /etc/fstab, what exactly to 0 0 or 1 2 do? The other options are straightforward, but these I do not know what their purpose is.


Thanks.

Walter

ntfs rw support is in a different module, and is a *very* risky thing to do. Recompile your kernel, enabling the correct module.

the first number defines wether the filesystem should be dumped or not, and the second how it should be handled by fsck on an automatic check of all devices. see the fstab manpage for more information.

walterw unless you enjoy unnecessary work and headaches, I would stick to just ro with ntfs. I have seen a few friends blow this out in rw.

The safest option is to create a small fat32 partition for data that has to be shared between ntfs and linux.

I agree with Aussie...don't take the chance of screwing up your NTFS.

I have a small 5G FAT partition just for this. I would make it smaller but I have plenty of room for me on my 45G drive.

Thanks

I am already using a FAT32 partition for this purpose, the only reason I would consider using an NTFS partition is the reason that the maximum file size limit is several exabytes. I tried to create an iso image on the FAT32 drive, and it stopped at about 2gb. I read the largest file size is 4gb - 1 byte, so I don't know why it would not let me write the entire file. This is only a temporary fix though - I am configuring my DVD writer for linux, and it is coming along slowly, but surely it will eventually work.


Thanks,
Walter