Linux - Software This forum is for Software issues.
Having a problem installing a new program? Want to know which application is best for the job? Post your question in this forum. |
Notices |
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto |
Site FAQ |
Sitemap |
Register Now
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
|
|
01-14-2006, 09:47 AM
|
#1
|
LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2006
Posts: 3
Rep:
|
Browsing NTFS Drives From Linux.
Hello Guys, i have xp and linux (FC4) on the same HDD, is there a way to browse the windows' ntfs drive within linux? Because everytime i need a file that is located on my windows partition, i'm burning the file onto a CD-RW to import it to linux. Thanks.
|
|
|
01-14-2006, 09:58 AM
|
#2
|
Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Indiana
Distribution: RHEL/CentOS/SL 5 i386 and x86_64 pata for IDE in use
Posts: 4,790
Rep:
|
Fedora Core does not support the NTFS out of the box, please visit;
http://www.linux-ntfs.org/
|
|
|
01-14-2006, 06:40 PM
|
#3
|
Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Denver
Distribution: Sabayon 3.5Loop2
Posts: 1,150
Rep:
|
Actually, all you have to do is upgrade to kernel 2.6.15, which now has full ntfs read and write support. Then you are set to go. Note that I think you still have to mount that partition as an ntfs mount.
|
|
|
01-15-2006, 12:22 AM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Lee, NH
Distribution: OpenSUSE, CentOS, RHEL
Posts: 1,794
Rep:
|
Well, 2.6.15 has full READ support (it cannot access encrypted files because it obviously won't have the user SID and encryption key pair) and about 90% write support, e.g,, if a file is heavily fragmented, you will not be able to write to that file. They're taking a conservative approach to avoid corrupting the MFT.
What the NTFS team really ought to do is decompile the Windows drivers and reimplement NTFS in a better way than Microsoft did (yes I know the Windows source is on the web, but it was leaked illegally plus simply lifing the code would violate a variety of copyrights and make the Linux kernel a legal liability for anyone running it). I'd be willing to bet that the NTFS kernel module maintainers can produce an NTFS implementation which is more fragmentation-resistant than Microsoft's.
Last edited by KimVette; 01-15-2006 at 12:23 AM.
|
|
|
01-15-2006, 10:50 AM
|
#5
|
Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Denver
Distribution: Sabayon 3.5Loop2
Posts: 1,150
Rep:
|
So assuming you are a defragment whore like I am, and defrag in windows multiple times a week and have a 0% fragmentation constantly... you would effectively have full NTFS read and write support, correct?
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:07 AM.
|
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
|
Latest Threads
LQ News
|
|