[Chester LUG] ext3 from Windows

[Stuart Burns]

I have used it and it is good. Copied gigs and gigs using it. Sometimes it
can be a little slow, but it works. It has the stuart seal of approval!

2009/5/1 Ben Arnold <iamseawolf at gmail.com>

> Good morning --
>
> I remember Paul mentioning he uses Windows partitions for
> cross-platform data as Windows can't access extx(x). I thought I had
> this fixed, but I couldn't remember the details so kept quiet but:
>
> http://www.fs-driver.org/
>
> has a filesystem driver for Windows. A quick install and reboot, use
> the Computer Management to assign each partition a drive letter (Don't
> Format as Windows seems to want you to!) as robert's your mother's
> brother. You can even install it as a read-only driver if you're that
> paranoid but I've had it access my ext3 from Vista and XP flawlessly.
> Occasionally Linux wants an fsck but nothing major.
>
> Note that the Linux partition must be marked clean for WIndows to get to
> it.
>
> HIH,
> Ben
>
>
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