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ntfs disk problem
I have Linux RadHat 6.2.
Some months after I installed Linux I added a second disk with ntfs.
Everything is working with a dual boot with Lilo if I go on the same disk, but not on the second disk.
The problem is I can't see the second disk I have installed.
Can I access the disk ntfs from Linux, say for
1) copying files
2) starting windows system from lilo?
Any cue
Thanks
Some months after I installed Linux I added a second disk with ntfs.
Everything is working with a dual boot with Lilo if I go on the same disk, but not on the second disk.
The problem is I can't see the second disk I have installed.
Can I access the disk ntfs from Linux, say for
1) copying files
2) starting windows system from lilo?
Any cue
Thanks
Woha Garboua thats a bold statement you make !
You're using RH6.2, i don't knwo about the kernel version, but the latest kernel version 2.4.5 says that READ support is EXPERIMENTAL and write support is DANGEROUS.
I've seen cases where reading a large file corupted the NTFS beyong repair, writing i haven't even tried because if linus says its dangerous you got 99% chance that your fs is corrupted if u write to it.
Thus, reading : only in emergency cases
Wrinting : No way unless you want to lose data.
Be careful with this Itis !
Regards
You're using RH6.2, i don't knwo about the kernel version, but the latest kernel version 2.4.5 says that READ support is EXPERIMENTAL and write support is DANGEROUS.
I've seen cases where reading a large file corupted the NTFS beyong repair, writing i haven't even tried because if linus says its dangerous you got 99% chance that your fs is corrupted if u write to it.
Thus, reading : only in emergency cases
Wrinting : No way unless you want to lose data.
Be careful with this Itis !
Regards
LOL, well I live on the Edge.
actually READ is fully supported since 2.4.3, you can check. NoW WRITE is a horse of a different color. :-)
itis,
my apology for not bringing this up, WRITE-> NTFS.
actually READ is fully supported since 2.4.3, you can check. NoW WRITE is a horse of a different color. :-)
itis,
my apology for not bringing this up, WRITE-> NTFS.
can you see the partitions using fdisk, like:
fdisk /dev/hdb
fdisk /dev/hdb
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1. create a mount point on the ext2 partition
2. "mount /dev/secondHD /mountpoint"
or
"mount -t ntfs /def/secondHD /mountpoint"
You might have to recompile the kernel with ntfs support