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Using the Real ntfs.sys Driver Under Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the some-serious-duct-tape dept.

caseih writes "A very neat hack uses the real ntfs.sys driver (obtained from your own windows XP partition and used via a wine-like layer (borrowed from ReactOS) to mount an ntfs partion with full read/write access. While not an ideal solution and certainly not free as in speech, this is an ideal stop-gap measure for many people trying out linux. I think that we'll probably see this in Knoppix pretty soon."

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  1. In other news... by jamonterrell · · Score: 5, Funny

    A vulnerability has been found in the latest version of knoppix. The vulnerability exploits one of several bugs found in NTFS.SYS and allows any user with access to the drive to render the system useless(moreso than simply using NTFS.SYS already does).

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  2. Re:I'm not sure if we'll see it in knoppix by mph · · Score: 5, Funny
    Everyone would use Linux if you could install it from inside Windows.
    For sufficiently small values of "everyone."
  3. Re:How stable? by ShavenYak · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it's as stable at reading/writing as Windows, then this will be a great hack.

    Man, talk about setting your expectations low....

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