Hi
One of the latest versions (>=2.6.17? maybe) of the Linux kernel
incorporated a new ntfs driver that supports writing on ntfs
partitions in a very safe way, i.e. not experimental like it used to
be.
So I suggest you get a more recent livecd, and it should have the
capabilities you expect. However, Debian derivatives are going to take
a _very long_ time to update to these newest versions of the kernel,
so I recommend a Red Hat or Gentoo derivative, since these distros are
known to stabilize the packets much faster.
Take a look at DistroWatch.com for more distros.
Good Luck.
2006/11/2, Hal <haltec@xxxxxxxxxx>:
My daughter got into trouble with her XP machine so I offered to save
the files she wants, using a Linux CD, then re-installing..
Trouble is; the needed files are bigger than my flash drive or Zip
disks so I thought I would delete some files known bad.. But Linux
kernel 2.6.11 or 2.6.13 cannot write to a NTFS drive; read only..
Has this been changed or fixed, maybe with another kernel or
program?? Mounting the XP drive partition no problem.. Chmod doesn't
work of course.. :^(..
Any suggestions.. TIA
Best,
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Hal.
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