Re: Copying files to a windows XP partition (mtools?)
Hello,
Unfortunatly, you should have a vfat partition to exchange data between
Linux and Windows using mtools. As ntfs filesystem and "write permission
under linux" are not very friendly, you may want to have a look at
ntfs-3g.
On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 01:16:15PM -0500, Charles Blair wrote:
> With a lot of help from people on this list, I have a dual-boot
> system with /dev/sda1 as a windows partition (etch install).
>
> After mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 ./mntpoint
>
> I can use ls to see files in the windows partition and copy files
> to debian. However, I cannot send files in the other direction.
> I hope there is a simple fix.
>
> On an older dual-boot system, I used mtools. Is this still
> recommended? I tried created a mtools.conf file that just said
>
> drive c:
> file="/dev/sda1"
>
> but I just get a message "drive c: not supported"
>
>
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