-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 somethin2cool wrote: > it would be useful to be able to copy files onto ntfs external hds. (i > like reiser 4, but lets not get into alternatives) > > I know about captive and have never got it to work. Fuse seems new, and > somehow related. I read a review which showed excellent stats, but it's > just a review. > > now captive is a wrapper, and thus reliable. fuse seems to be something > else. ntfs-3g seems related to fuse, and sounds neat. > > apart from captive, i don't get how these work at all. because most > people don't care, explanations are hard to find. I'm not happy using > things i don't understand (so linux is a bit uncomfortable atm). If i > don't know how it works, how can i trust it? > >
Answer to this one: ntfs-3g. It works. But, never trust anything to work with an undocumented file system. Frequent backups are a good idea. Reformatting the ntfs drive is a better idea, but your Windows might complain ;) Joe - -- Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGM0FziXBCVWpc5J4RAi9AAJ4+PQ1ynjk+AxsucYs9s/boG1XfigCdE3+B gXC3jzhaBAWzjgdD99oSD4o= =cinj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
