[Linux] Accessing NTFS in write mode

Last update on May 4, 2009 02:27 PM by jak58
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[Linux] Accessing NTFS in write mode







The various versions of Linux come with different NTFS drivers.
Some can write in NTFS, while others can’t (even when they appear RW!)


If your NTFS driver does not support write NTFS (eg Knoppix <5.1)

You can then use Captive-NTFS.

Captive-NTFS


Principle


It is possible to have a real write access using Captive-NTFS.
Link: http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/
This module emulates part of the Windows kernel to run the NTFS file system in Linux.

Implementation


Here's how (eg Knoppix 3.4):

(These operations are performed as root).
  • Get the file ntfs.sys and ntoskrnl.exe fromWindows XP



(Do not take those for Windows 2000: It is imperative to those of Windows XP, even to access NTFS partitions of Windows 2000.)
  • Copy these two files in / tmp
  • In the command line:

captive-install-acquire --text --scan-path=/tmp

captive-install-fstab --add



Make a " cat /etc/fstab " to ensure that captive is displayed.
  • To mount your partition, for example (any one):

mount /mnt/hda5 
mount -t captive-ntfs /dev/hda5 /mnt/hda5


Try creating a directory, it should be ok

Disclaimer


Beware, the driver does not sync very often.
(Type sync in command line if you want to force writing)

Note


It's a slow procedure (about 90 kb / second on a Pentium III 500 MHz).
This is due to the Windows emulation layer.
If your driver supports NTFS writing NTFS (eg Knoppix 5.1.1)

You can use NTFS-3G.

NTFS-3G : http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

The NTFS-3G module is capable of direct access to NTFS partitions (write access).
On Debian distributions (Ubuntu, etc..) Is the package ntfs-3g

Under Knoppix, right-click on your hard> "Change the way of reading / writing" you can write directly on the disc.

You can also use the command: mount -o remount,rw /mnt/hda1 to set your disk to read-write mode .

Remember to shutdown your system to make sure everything is written to disk.
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