Linux/Linus/Anton/Alan, I am still sending out the NTFS repair tools for Linux trashed volumes, and I've lost count now relative to how many I've sent out, but it's somewhere in the thousands. Is NTFS write stable enough now in 2.4 to fix these problems, if so, can we DISABLE by REMOVING write code in the VFS tables for those versions in other trees we know will trash people's drives. I am sending out over 100 copies a week now (I could make a business out of fixing NTFS drives trashed by Linux) and the numbers are getting higher instead of lower of people asking for these tools, which woul indicate more people's data is getting trashed. Do folks not know this NTFS driver will trash hard drives? We need to alert folks DO NOT USE WRITE NTFS MODE in those versions we know are busted. I enjoy helping NT customers get their data back and helping with this problem, but at some point, the NTFS driver either needs to get sync'd or WRITE disabled. What I'm doing here is like trying to put a bandaid over the mouth of the amazon river, and as Linux grows and grows and grows, this problem will just get larger, and to a point where I don't have the bandwidth to support it properly. I will keep providing this service, but I am only treating the symptons of the illness and not curing the patient. Based upon the level of contamination of TRG with Microsoft IP, I have been advised if I post an NTFS replacement before the 18 month doctrine of inevitability "window" is past, Microsoft will most certainly sue us, and win. I strongly recommend stubbing our the file_write() calls in the NTFS VFS until this gets fixed, until I can get working NTFS out there, or Anton can get one out there (which will be another year and a half if it comes from us based on the agreements we have with Microsoft). :-) Jeff
I have been using a PC which dual boots Linux/NT. Linux seems to have trashed the ntfs partition when it ran out of space while writing to it. The partition is data only but was not backed up. A search on the net indicated that this is a common problem and that you may be able to point me at or provide tools which could help repair the partition. I would be grateful for any help, Lynn -- ________________________________ Lynn Evans Department of Earth Sciences P.O. Box 28E Monash University Melbourne, VIC 3800 Australia Phone +61 (3) 9905 1527 Fax +61 (3) 9905 4903 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________
