From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 27 17:37:14 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 397EC16A418 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:37:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3F9A13C442 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:37:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lARHWpCY076977; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:32:51 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lARHWpWR076976; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:32:51 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:32:51 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: "williamkow@gmail.com" Message-ID: <20071127173251.GC76551@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <474BE464.3010208@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <474BE464.3010208@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSDs support for NTFS read-write (using ntfs-3g) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:37:14 -0000 On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 05:33:24PM +0800, williamkow@gmail.com wrote: > I am newbie of FreeBSD and I have been trying to learn other O/S and I > have chosen OpenSUSE and using it for quite some time, would like to try > others, example FreeBSD, PC-BSD or DesktopBSD. Before anythings, I do > some reading and found out that the read-only support for NTFS > partition, see > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems (at > the "Technical Information" section) > > However, the NTFS partition is still important for me with read/write > access by any new O/S, due to my main storage of my data files are in > NTFS partition (external harddisk) that will then be connected to other > computer (Microsoft Windows). Could you please advise me whether the > ntfs-3g command can be (ported) used in BSDs for read-write access to > NTFS. Thank you. Someone on the list claimed good success just yesterday or the day before. Check in the questions archive. So far, I have only used NTFS in read only on FreeBSD, but if the ntfs-3g works it could be just what you want. ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"