[wplug] RH - XP dual boot - write error on VFAT from RH

[Henry Umansky]

I don't think there is a filesystem driver to read AND write to an NTFS 
partition yet, just read-only.

This snip is from the FAQ on http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net

<snip>
3.2 Can the Driver write to an NTFS volume, too?
Not really.

There are two drivers, currently. The original driver, in 2.4 has some 
write code in it, but it is extremely dangerous to use it. The possibility 
of destroying your filesystem is very high.

The new driver, introduced in 2.5.11, has some write code, but it's very 
limited. The driver can overwrite existing files, but it cannot change the 
length, add new or delete existing files.

Adding write support will take a long time. NTFS is built like a database. 
Any changes you make, necessitate making changes in many places, for 
consistancy. Make a mistake and the filesystem will be damaged, make too 
many mistakes and the filesystem will be destroyed. Also, the current 
developers are only working on NTFS as a hobby, during their free time. If 
you'd like to help, please email me: webmaster at flatcap.org.

</snip>

--On Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:14 PM -0500 Andreas Rindler 
<arindler at cmu.edu> wrote:r

> Hey,
> I am a Linux newbie...just installed Red Hat 8.0 on my IBM Thinkpad,
> dual boot with XP.I made a VFAT partition for data that i wanted to
> access from both Linux and XP. Whereas i have no problems on the windows
> side, i only have read access from Linux. in some folder i seem to have
> write and read access, but it is not consistent. in folders that are
> created by msft by default (my documents, my music etc.), i do only have
> read access.
> does anyone have an idea what could be going on??
>
> appreciate any help,
>
>
> --
> Andreas Rindler <arindler at cmu.edu>
>
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Henry Umansky
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