Hi, there are only some little changes, I dont know the modifications in the nt5 install script so you have to try it by yourself.
use: mkfs.ntfs -f /dev/hdXX # to create a ntfs file system ntfs-3g /dev/hdXX /c # to mount the ntfs drive to /c If the active boot partition is ntfs you have to add the bootloader in this way: if [[ "${BOOTPART}" == "ntfs" ]] then dd if=/z/etc/binary/ntldr_boot_code_ntfs_1 of=/dev/dsk$BOOTNUMBER bs=1 count=426 seek=84 > $LOGTTY 2>&1 dd if=/z/etc/binary/ntldr_boot_code_ntfs_2 of=/dev/dsk$BOOTNUMBER bs=1 count=7680 seek=512 > $LOGTTY 2>&1 fi You can exctract the bootcode from an existing XP Installation in this way: dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/tmp/ntldr_boot_code_ntfs_1 bs=1 count=426 seek=84 dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/tmp/ntldr_boot_code_ntfs_2 bs=1 count=7680 seek=512 After copy the files to the ntfs partition, I will copy the setupldr to /c/inldr and set this in the bootsect.dat: if [[ "${BOOTPART}" == "ntfs" ]] then copy_files "$OS_DIR/i386/setupldr.bin" "/c/inldr" 3 "Copy setupldr.bin." message_start "Creating bootsect.dat" dd if=/dev/dsk$BOOTNUMBER of=/c/\$win_nt\$.~bt/bootsect.dat bs=8192 count=1 > $LOGTTY 2>&1 #replace n.t.l.d.r with i.n.l.d.r echo -e -n "\x49"| dd of=/c/\$win_nt\$.~bt/bootsect.dat bs=1 seek=514 conv=notrunc > $LOGTTY 2>&1 echo -e -n "\x4e"| dd of=/c/\$win_nt\$.~bt/bootsect.dat bs=1 seek=516 conv=notrunc > $LOGTTY 2>&1 message_end fi The rest is the same as with fat32. The complete script will be in the unattended-gui svn repository after I am ready with the vista/2008 installation. greetings mario Randy McAnally schrieb: > Hi Mario, > > I'm very interested. I've got issues with the amount if time Windows takes > to install...probably half of it is rebooting several times to convert the > FS...ect. Especially on large drives/arrays... > > -- > Randy > www.FastServ.com > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Mario Gzuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Randy McAnally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:52:22 +0100 > Subject: Re: Native NTFS > >> Hi, >> I have updated the script (from unattended-gui, the nt5x-install is >> based on this one) to use ntfs. But you will need the ntfstools and >> ntfs-3g installed in the boot-cd. If you are interested I can try to >> describe how it works... >> >> greetings mario >> >> Randy McAnally schrieb: >>> Has anyone tried to modify nt5x-install to create a full sized NTFS >>> partition in the beginning since parted and recent kernels support it >>> (instead of converting fat to ntfs)? Does it not work for some reason? >>> >>> -- >>> Randy >>> www.FastServ.com >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> unattended-devel mailing list >>> unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel >>> > ------- End of Original Message ------- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ unattended-devel mailing list unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel