[ltp] Writing to an NTFS disk?

[Kelvin KAN]

A few years back (2002), NTFS mounting on Linux was experimental and 
initially read-only (with scaring warning of e.g: "data loss at your own 
risk ...")

Sorry I haven't been updated on the latest progress.  So I usually store 
the data I have to share between Windows / Linux, on a VFAT32 
partition.  As far as I know SuSE has a package called 
"ntfsprogs-1.9.0-21.1"

But let me tell you my experience with Linux-NTFS.  I had one time my 
NTFS root drive corrupt.   Couldn't boot to W2k.  Wherever other W2k 
systems I connected the corrupt drive to (as slave drive), those systems 
wouldn't boot up too.

Guess what?

I than mounted the drive on a Linux system, and than fixed the problem 
(can't remember if chkdsk or removal/correction of some problem files).  
i.e. Linux fixed an NTFS drive ***BETTER*** than Microsoft did :)))



thinkpadr31@lkv.mailshell.com wrote:

> I have ubuntu 6.06 on my Thinkpad R31.   I'd like to hook up an
> external laptop hard drive via a  USB 2.0 port on a PC Card.   The
> drive's formatted in NTFS and already has data, so I can't change the
> filesystem without compromising its contents.
>
> How can I read/write to an NTFS disk under Linux?  What little I've
> read so far leads me to believe there aren't too many candidates that
> are both stable and reliable.   Captive may come close.
>
> Any thing else I can try?
>
> Thanks for reading.