[nmglug] mount read write ntfs

[Tim Emerick]

Thanks for the info Andres.  I was under the impression that I could only
READ from an NTFS partition.  I'll have to check out Captive NTFS a little
closer.

ps.  For those of us that have to admin Windows XP systems, this comes in
handy when having to work in a hosed NTFS non-booting XP system.

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Tim Emerick



--- Andres Paglayan <andres at paglayan.com> wrote:

> 
> Mounting an NTFS partition with full Read-Write support
> 
> 12.1    Introduction
> NTFS (New Technology File System) is a very powerful file system 
> provided with NT versions of Windows (Windows-NT, Windows-2000, 
> \Vindows-XP). Even if Windows still supports FAT. the Windows system 
> disk is often formatted in the NTFS format.
> The current version of the Linux kernel is able to read NTFS without any 
> problem, but it cannot he mounted read-write as FAT or linux partitions. 
> The Captive-Ntfs project allows mounting NTFS partitions with a full 
> Read/Write support. This projects uses the NTFS supports from the 
> Windows kernel itself. These drivers have to he copied from an installed 
> Windows XP system. You can't get these files from Windows NT4 or Windows 
> 2000. But once you get the drivers from XP. you can mount any NTFS version.
> This chapter explains how to use the Captive-Ntfs support from 
> SystemRescue Cd.
> 
> 
> 12.2    Getting the Windows drivers
> We cannot distribute the Windows drivers because these files are 
> distributed under a Microsoft license. Then you have to get these files 
> yourself from the Windows system partition first. You have to copy these 
> files inside the linux system:
> 
> o    step-Ui: Mount the Windows system partition
> Here is an example about how to mount the Windows-XP partition, supposed 
> to he ~de\hda1.
> 
> 40
> *    nikdir mint/win
> *    mount -o ro -t ntf a /dev/hdal lint/win
> 
> o    step-02: Copy the drivers files
> Windows is supposed to be installed in C:fWINDOWS. Sometimes, the user 
> can choose another directhry~ such as C:/WINNT.
> 
> *    cp /nint/win/WINDOWS/ayatem32/drivera/ntf a . aya /var/lib/captive
> *    cp /nint/win/WINDOWS/ayatem32/ntoakrn]. .exe /var/lib/captive
> 
> Ifaflleoradirectorydoesnotexists,trytochangetheCase("System32" instead 
> of "system32" for example). You can find these files on an Windows NT4 
> or Windows 2000 system, but only Windows XP files wifi work with Captive 
> Ntfs.
> 
> o    step-03: Umount the Windows partition
> 
> 
> *    Cd / ; umount lint/win
> 
> 
> 12.3    Mounting NTFS with full support
> Now the drivers are copied, you can mount any NTFS partition, even if it 
> does not have windows installed on:
> 
> *    mount . captive-ntf a /dev/hdal lint/win
> 
> Now, you must be able to write file on the mounted partition:
> 
> *    Cd lint/win
> *    touch creating-an-empty-file
> *    cp -a /path/to/a/directory lint/win
> 
> Of course, you will have to unmount this partition when finished to work
> on:
> 
> *    Cd / ; umount lint/win
> 
> 
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