Writing to NTFS - using Fedora core 1

[Gaweph]

I am trying to access my files, which are located on an NTFS partition.

I have managed to find an RPM which allows me to read . But i am unable to WRITE to the drive.

Is there any way of doing this without recompiling the kernel.

Any help appreciated.

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[countach44]

You can, but it's dangerous, NTFS is very not linux compatible.
You shouldn't do it, unless you're rescuing files or something.

[Gaweph]

Yes, it is in order to rescue some files. I orgiginbally moved them over to my EXT2 partition, in order to reinstall windows without loosing my files.

I have now reinstralled windows and want to put them back to my NTFS partition.

If it is too dangerous then i will think of something else.

[Gaweph]

Ok i have just thaught of something.

I have a mass USB storage device which is 6GB. This is enough space.

[Gaweph]

How do i get Fedora to recognize the USB HDD.

DO i simply have to mount it using /etc/fstab

What will its /dev/(USB DEVICE) name be

ANy help is appreciated

Thanx

[trickster]

[quote author=G/\weph link=board=25;threadid=9788;start=0#msg88968 date=1095628785]
How do i get Fedora to recognize the USB HDD.

DO i simply have to mount it using /etc/fstab

What will its /dev/(USB DEVICE) name be

ANy help is appreciated

Thanx
[/quote]
USB drive under linux

Safe R/W access to NTFS under linux

[stryder144]

If it's possible, you could partition the Windows drive into an NTFS partition and a small FAT32 partition. This would allow you to read/write to the FAT disk from both Windows and Linux. I know it isn't a very elegant way of doing things, but it could be of use (that's how I do it, btw).

Cheers

[pwrhouse]

You might want to give Explore2fs a shot http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm

You can access your ext2 from windows and copy the files over that way instead of trying to use the experimental NTFS write support in Linux.

[mmarkle]

a usb device under linux is considered a scsi device, so,

mkdir /mnt/usb
mount /dev/sd0 /mnt/usb
ls /mnt/usb

hope this is useful

[quote author=G/\weph link=board=25;threadid=9788;start=0#msg88968 date=1095628785]
How do i get Fedora to recognize the USB HDD.

DO i simply have to mount it using /etc/fstab

What will its /dev/(USB DEVICE) name be

ANy help is appreciated

Thanx
[/quote]

[countach44]

for me, a USB mass storage device is
/dev/sda1