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Old 06-10-2005, 09:49 PM   #1
Tsuris
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USB FAT and NTFS copy with KNOPPIX


I have recently been trying to copy from my ntfs5 (windows xp pro) partition to a USB flash drive using Kanotix (see end of message for kernel info). I have been able to mount both, but neither seems to want to let me actually edit / change anything. Can anyone tell me how I might get this to let me copy (more specifically hda1/windows/system32/config/system
to sda1/system
(where system is a file.)
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!


This comes straight from the "readme" that loads with the disc
Kernel 2.6.11.7 with many patches
ACPI and DMA enabled by default (can be disabled with acpi=off and nodma respectively)
i586 optimization - not for use with older CPUs!
128 MB RAM required, 256 MB RAM recommended
Unionfs support (with unionfs cheat)
AVM Fritz!Card DSL support
Eagle USB DSL support
KDE 3.4.0
OpenOffice 1.1.3
Captive 1.1.5
ALSA 1.0.8
GRUB boot loader for CD start - ideal for rescue in command line mode
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool in the extra menu of the boot loader
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Simply boot from CD and enjoy Linux. Some tools may request a root password. As none is set, you have to set one using "sudo passwd" or use "su" in konsole. Whenever you execute something with root permissions, you should know what you are doing! For web surfing over LAN no root access is required. I am sure you can discover many things to do with it
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Don't try to write to NTFS partitions using the standard NTFS driver included with the kernel, as its support for writing is very lacking - thus it could destroy the partition and the data in it. There is a new Captive NTFS driver that does a better job at writing to NTFS, so use it instead. For FAT partitions you can enable write-access with the context menu (right mouse button). You may not have the rights to modify Linux partitions, use the root mode in konsole if needed. Some links are not working in the menu - that is not my fault - the packages from Debian/sid are very new and may have some little bugs, but you can always use new releases. If you find other bugs feel free to post them in the forum.
 
Old 06-11-2005, 03:22 AM   #2
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Knoppix LIVE does not mount file systems as read/write by default.
You should have no problem reading your NTFS partition but I don't recommend trying to write to it. You can remount your USB as read/write to copy files from your windows partition from Konsole:

$ su <enter>
# mount -o remount,rw /mnt/sda1 <enter>
# exit

I am just guessing that /mnt/sda1 is the mount point. check the /etc/fstab file for the mount point for your thumbdrive:

$ cat /etc/fstab

KC
 
Old 06-11-2005, 11:04 PM   #3
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Actually I think I may have found a "reason". I had right clicked the sda1 (and mount was right) and unchecked read only in the third tab (don't remember what the tab was called). That never seemed to work. So instead now I right click, >Action>Change Read/Write ....Click Yes.
That seems to enable it. As for writing on ntfs, kanotix has a program that uses the windows drivers (on the usb drive "copied from my pc" or if found on the hard drive of the computer i'm on). Thanks for the help.
 
  


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