I don't know if I know the exact answer to this, but I can help triangulate
for you.
NTFS support is very iffy to say the least. I don't know if you have to
recompile the drake kernel or not (it looks like you do), but the last time
I compiled one (different distro) there was an option to include
EXPERIMENTAL support for r/w NTFS, so I know you can do it if you relly
want to.
I have a similar setup, and want to share files back forth between
Linux/Windoze, so I set up a data partition (VFAT) which I did make r/w. I
prefer to leave my main windows partition unmounted and unavailable because
I am paranoid about messing things up.
Hope that helps.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of paolo brusasco
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 4:21 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] mount ntfs partition in read/write mode
hallo everyone. I have a (lot of) question(s) about ntfs.
my system has a ntfs partition crated installing win2000 professional I
can mount only in read mode.
fstab entry is
/dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 ntfs umask=0 0 0
I have also tried with
/dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000 ntfs umask=0,rw 0 0
and then as root i have issued the commands
umount /dev/hdb5
mount -t ntfs -o umask=0,rw /dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000
with the result of full read and execute permission, write for none
or
mount -t ntfs -o rw /dev/hdb5 /mnt/win2000
with the result of read, execute only for root (obvious), write for none
I looked in archives and found things like ...ntfs support is
sperimental... and ...write may be dangerous...;
It may also seem that a full support needs recompiling the kernel (in
this case, I am not ashamed to say that I am too old for these jokes and
I will wait for further relases...)
Or, it may also seem there should be an upgrade ?ntfsfix? buthow can I
know which version of the ntfs access system I have an how can Ifind an
upgrade?
apart from any considerations on the effective risks (that would be
intersting, I mean: what exactly happened to some courageous???), if the
danger is moderate I could afford the risk-my few data are almost all
migrated to lin part;
however win2000 part is still useful for driving a matrox 450 etv card
(looking for a driver in linux), using nero 5.5 and sharing some music.
thanks everyone. paolo brusasco.
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