NTFS Read/Write filesystem for GNU/Linux

[el33t]

Project implements the first full read/write free access to NTFS disk drives. You can mount your Microsoft Windows NT, 200x or XP partition as a transparently accessible volume for your GNU/Linux.

This compatibility was achieved in the Wine way by using the original Microsoft Windows ntfs.sys driver. It emulates the required subsystems of the Microsoft Windows kernel by reusing one of the original ntoskrnl.exe, ReactOS parts, or this project’s own reimplementations, on a case by case basis. Project includes the first open source MS-Windows kernel API for Free operating systems. Involvement of the original driver files was chosen to achieve the best and unprecedented filesystem compatibility and safety.

As opposed to other projects this is currently the only software supporting the full read/write access including the possibility to create/delete files, modify directories etc.

Homepage:

Jan Kratochvil: Captive: The first free NTFS read/write filesystem for GNU/Linux

Regards.

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

Good find. Though there was write support earlier also but it was strictly “Not Recommended”.
Anyways…this is a stand alone program or kernel module? Module wud b really cool

[el33t]

@ThunderBolt

Good find. Though there was write support earlier also but it was strictly “Not Recommended”.
Anyways…this is a stand alone program or kernel module? Module wud b really cool

After you download and install the rpm you have to give this command;

captive-install-acquire

It will download ntoskernel.ex_ ,ntfs.sy_ ,fastfat.sy_ and some other drivers from Windows SP1 from Microsoft site from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/checkedbuild.asp

It’s a 30MB download.

Regards.

[KingKrool]

cannot be a module due to the use of Wine.
I would still be a bit wary of write support. One of the reasons for non compatibility of file systems across OSes is the model of the virtual file system - how buffers are flushed and other such attributes. Nothing can get around that, so I guess it is best to fool around on non essential NTFS drives first.

[el33t]

It uses the Windows ntoskernel.exe and ntfs.sys and so its SAFE to use for NTFS write support in linux. I have installed it correctly and i am playing with one of my ntfs test partition and seems to work great. It’s the only option for SAFE NTFS write in Linux though writing to ntfs partition is slow. It took 2 minutes to write a 4MB file within Konqueror

Regards.