Howdy folks. Just last night I installed Mandriva Linux. It look very nice and very impressive but at the same time complicated. As long as there are answers for the following questions I have, I'll be happy.

1. Are there any DC++ clients for Linux? I tried Valknut and it's pretty lame. I tried using my DC++ 0.674 using WINE but it crashes whenever I go into a hub.
2. Are there any bittorrent clients for Linux?
3. Are there any newsgroup clients similar to Newsleecher or Grabit that allow downloading binaries? Newsleecher + WINE doesn't seem to work for me.
4. I can access and view my files in my Windows XP partition but I cannot modify them or create new ones. How can I go about changing that? Like lets say I want to delete some folders or files, it says I can't...

Linux DC++ clients

Bit Torrent Client List (with OS availability)

Not sure on the newsgroup thing. Maybe Thunderbird or Evolution can handle it?

You won't be able to write to your XP partition if the filesystem is NTFS without going through a great deal of trouble and at great risk to corrupting your data.

fat32 is usually used to transfer files back and forth between windows and linux since it is writable from both OS's.

regards,
...drkstr

Ah thanks. So I would have to convert my NTSF hard drive to FAT32? How would I go about doing that?

There is no way to convert a NTFS Windows install to a FAT32 Windows install without reinstalling the OS.

You're better off making a partition without an operating system and formatting it as FAT32 so that both operating systems have a spot on the hard disk they can both write to.

Hmm... anyway I can re-install Windows XP without losing all the data in that partition?

do you have a dvd writer where you can backup your most important documents and files? or a spare harddrive?

please note, there ARE ways to convert filesystems while keeping the data in tack. a professional application like 'partition magic' can do the trick. i have used it once to resize my partition without loosing any data... it does however take time. also, the program is by no means free. in order to do the task you need to buy the software.

good luck!

No. You'll need to reformat that partition. So you'll need to move the data elsewhere if you want to keep it.

You should not run WinXP on a FAT32 formatted partition. Keep your system as it is now.

Get an external firewire/usb 2.0 hard drive and create a FAT32 partition on it. Mount it in Linux copy data to/from. You'll be able to do the same in WinXP.

Write support for NTFS in Linux is un-supported. It's not meant to be done. Why you ask? Because there should be no reason to be accessing NTFS drives from Linux.

Do I? Yeah I do, I have an external NTFS formatted HD. Why? Because my music is on there.

You should try to migrate to Linux proprietary applications. Things you do in XP you should find ways to do in Linux. Slowly transist.

Good luck
Scott

I agree, you should not install XP on fat32. It's usually good form to keep your install drive and saved files on seperate partitions. This way you can wipe your install drive clean and reinstall without any worries. If you have the space, temporarily move any important files from ntfs to your linux drive, then resize the ntfs to about 3 - 5gb. Create an additional fat32 drive with the freespace you created and move all the files you want to share between the two OS's from linux to the fat32. Then reinstall XP on the smaller ntfs drive. I'm not sure what kind of drive space yor're working with but adjust apropriatly for what would work for you.

regards,
...drkstr