accessing windows file in fedora core 3 Linux
Kostas Sfakiotakis
kostassf at cha.forthnet.gr
Tue Jun 28 21:03:36 UTC 2005
Greetings Alexey,
Alexey Fadyushin wrote:
< snip>
> Linux kernel can mount NTFS partitions provided that the appropriate
> module (ntfs.o) is available. If the module is available, you can mount
> NTFS partition with the command
> mount -t ntfs <partition> <directory_where_is_should_be_mounted>
The Linux kernel is capable of identifying an NTFS partition , therefore
the -t parameter can ve ommited . In other words
mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/NTFSVolume would be sufficient .
> If the module is not available (as far as I can remember, it is not
> included with compiled kernel in FC3),
It is not included in Fedora Core 3 it wasn't included in Fedora Core 2
and it will not be included even in Fedora Core 5 . The reason is that
NTFS and it's driver are property of Microsoft Corp. therefore their use
is strictly prohibited under the Copyright law .
you should obtain package
> 'kernel-sources', recompile and install the kernel with NTFS support
> enabled.
>
> Alexey Fadyushin
> Brainbench MVP for Linux.
> http://www.brainbench.com
>
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