Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 5 Nov 2004 07:41:35 -0500 (EST) | From | linux-os <> | Subject | Re: Linux-2.6.9 won't allow a write to a NTFS file-system. |
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Horst von Brand wrote:
> linux-os <linux-os@chaos.analogic.com> said: > > [...] > >> Huh? Are we talking about the same thing? I'm talking about >> the NTFS that Windows/NT and later versions puts on its >> file-systems. I use an USB external disk with my M$ Laptop >> and I have always been able to transfer data to/from >> my machines using that drive. Now I can't. The drive it >> writable under M$, but I can't even delete anything >> (no permission for root) under Linux. > > Looks like you reformated from the original VFAT (== Win9x) to NTFS. > -- > Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org > Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 > Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 > Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 >
The plot thickens. My 2.4.x system had the ntfs.sys adapter module. I just re-partitioned and re-formatted the drive to FAT-32.
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