Re: Is there a distribution that has NTFS writing turned on by default?
- From: Douglas Mayne <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:58:44 -0600
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:56:50 -0400, Chris F Clark wrote:
I'm currently running dual-boot CentOS 4.1/XP on my laptop. I have aIt will work with GNU/Linux, but it might not boot with Windows (see
2nd laptop that I would like to set up similarly (but better). One of
the things I would like is a distro that can read/write NTFS
natively--I know the support is experimental to some people, but I
don't care. However, I have no interest in configuring and/or
compiling a kernel myself. I would like to get one configured "right"
out of the box.
What I want is:
X support (I don't care between gnome and kde as I have my own
WM and use it mostly to get me into emacs, which is also my
own version).
NTFS
ext2 support (I'm not certain on SELinux as I can't use
Partition Magic to copy/resize partitions written under
CentOS--I haven't resolved that issue yet. I think ACLs are
the problem. I know I don't wan't ReiserFS or ext3
partitions. I want vanilla backward-compatible partitions. I
wouldn't even want NTFS, but that's how I've got XP working
and converting NTFS to FAT32 breaks my installation, so I
*need* NTFS.)
Nice to have:
Top-notch easy-to-use Java and Mono support
Easy to use WLAN support
Note both laptops are approximately the same (i.e. IBM thinkpad a30p,
but different actual models so the graphics drivers etc. are not
identical). In the end I want to swap the disk between the two
systems and have it just boot on which ever laptop it is plugged
into--and then, I'll clone two copies of the disk and I'll have a
running system and a hot-spare.
first link below.)
I've got XP running so I can do that today. (Yes, I have the requisite
licenses for XP et. al. on both machines.) However, because the disk I
want to move the software to is a slightly different geometry than the
disk I am moving from I need to resize the partitions when I move them
and neither gnuparted nor partition magic like the partitions CentOS has
written. (Note if it weren't for the partition issue, I would be
parfectly happy with CentOS.)
Backup using standard tools (tar, ntfsclone), possibly using a network
transport.
Therefore, I figure I'll install a new OS (on the 2nd system) from
scratch, one I can use the partitioning tools on. Then, I'll copy my
user data over (using tar). Then, I'll clone using the partitioning
tools, that system to the other disk (for the 1st system).
ntfsclone is good for this sort of operation. Also works with virtual
machines, too. I wrote this earlier today (about moving Windows to new
hardware, could be new "virtual hardware."):
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.os.linux.mandriva/msg/0a3063844990fba6
There have been recent advances in the NTFS project, and it seems to be
Any advice appreciated, thanks,
-Chris
gaining momentum again, as shown by their new wiki for ntfsmount:
http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org/doku.php?id=ntfsmount
I still think if you want direct access to your entire Windows box
(capable of running Windows apps) then VMWare is the best choice.
This includes three links about vmware:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/fecd6ad386d8c597
--
Douglas Mayne
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