Re: RH and NTFS

From: gemaeuer (gemaeuer_at_spam.web.de)
Date: 11/01/03

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    hi
    Forget about writing NTFS with linux. You can read it if your kernel is
    compiled that way, but you won't be able to write in a safe and stable way.
    I you want to share partitions between lin and win, you still have to use
    the Fat-filesystem.
    greetings
    rainer

    Shiva wrote:

    > Hi Philo,
    >
    > Thanks for your reply. I will create one empty disk, the other three I
    > want these to keep ntfs it will make life a lot easier. But I hope I cant
    > read and write these partitions.
    >
    > Anyone know this ?
    >
    > Thanks again.
    >
    > Regards,
    > Shiva
    >
    > "philo" <philoxplazaearthxcom> wrote in message
    > news:vq7sd8ffu3g8ec@corp.supernews.com...
    >>
    >> "Shiva" <ask@me.nl> wrote in message
    >> news:3fa3ee0b$0$58705$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...
    >> > Dear Group,
    >> >
    >> > I want to install RH on my machine. In this machine which was a file
    >> server
    >> > contains 4 disks NTFS. Do I have to convert every disk or only the disk
    >> > where Red Hat is installed on ? If I have to convert all my 4 disks
    >> > what
    >> is
    >> > the best way to do this. I have a lot data on this. I hope I can leave
    >> > 3 disks NTFS and have to convert one disk only and can read this when I
    >> > install Samba.
    >> >
    >> > Thanks in advance
    >> >
    >> > Best Regards,
    >> > Shiva
    >>
    >>
    >> when you install linux you will need to create your linux partitions from
    >> free space on the drive...
    >> so if you currently have no free space
    >> you will have to move all your data off one partition
    >> then *delete* that partition from your linux installtion
    >>
    >> then create your linux partitions from that free space
    >>
    >> as far as accessing your other partitions from linux
    >>
    >> you simply mount those partitions
    >>
    >>
    >> btw: i am not sure how far linux has come as far as NTFS compatability...
    >> you should have no trouble reading the NTFS partitions...
    >> but i don;t know how well linux currently supports wrting to an NTFS
    >> partition
    >>
    >>

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