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Old 07-14-2006, 01:06 PM   #1
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write to ntfs


hi every body
i have sw10.2 but i can't write to my ntfs drivers????
 
Old 07-14-2006, 01:09 PM   #2
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Have you mounted the drivers? Are they local or are the on a network?
 
Old 07-14-2006, 01:24 PM   #3
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Are you using a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel?
 
Old 07-14-2006, 01:26 PM   #4
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Write support to NTFS is not stable and is not enabled by default. You need to recompile the kernel to enable it, but I strongly advice you that is a bad ideia.
 
Old 07-14-2006, 01:26 PM   #5
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You can't by default and it's not recommended unless you use a third party driver (I don't remember their names, but you'll have to search for it).
As Microsoft never released NTFS specifications all you can get from open source efforts are read and overwrite access to NTFS filesystem. That means, you can read, and change the content but not the size of files that already exists (and this is still beta).
 
Old 07-14-2006, 01:37 PM   #6
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There is a commercial driver from Paragon.
Check http://www.ntfs-linux.com/
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:09 PM   #7
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Are you using a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel?
i am using kernal 2.4 but does it differ if i use 2.6
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:09 PM   #8
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Have you mounted the drivers? Are they local or are the on a network?
they are local
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:10 PM   #9
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Write support to NTFS is not stable and is not enabled by default. You need to recompile the kernel to enable it, but I strongly advice you that is a bad ideia.
then shall i convert my ntfs to fat32???
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:13 PM   #10
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Is there a tool that will convert ntfs to fat32. I know you can go fat32 to ntfs though.
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:15 PM   #11
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I don't think you can go from NTFS to FAT32, and to the best of my knowledge the 2.6 Kernels have better support for NTFS. It still is a bad idea to use it because it could lead to data corruption.
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:21 PM   #12
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then shall i convert my ntfs to fat32???
Hi,

Can you shrink your ntfs and create a fat32 partition to allow you to share files with linux?
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:28 PM   #13
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look man transfering from ntfs to fat isn't impossible
it is very easy u can use partion magic 8 u can find it if u use torrent
if u want to change from fat to ntfs open the dos and write
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs
for example convert D: /fs:ntfs
this will make drive D ntfs driver
 
Old 07-14-2006, 02:56 PM   #14
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Hi ahmed gamal,
Writing to NTFS is not a good idea. But if you are absolutely sure that you want to do it, then you can use Captive NTFS. You can get it here : -

http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/

With Regards,
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Old 07-14-2006, 03:25 PM   #15
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what i want to ask why it isn't a good idea to write to ntfs???
 
  


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