From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 13 14:31:05 2009 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 145DD106566B for ; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:31:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tfcheng@gmail.com) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D99F18FC20 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:31:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tfcheng@gmail.com) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id m38so1155773waf.27 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:31:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ASrn7/PvUx/Ki5MalM84iFbD/WfGOszaKGj0C/0IiCc=; b=tewuIjUWGkhItBNStLcq1wHmorA5cb1/f93TUyC+CkhSBVoiqyiDBpPlaqCH70yp3P IE4TK3w06BNHJb2lvSrT/xloO9+F4W4z0fZSWkJYglTke7fNZj5yrObPspaP8ecVopav QmZIH7GJzgGfef6dm7B9ydsiE0t1x61od6smU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DVl8OqZuqu+wGAdmxyXVPxMfdGj1+gXKmNWKn+14Fy85fX6u+NC+o4If7wVCNj7p5X 6WiiGiu/cW3do9gkHVqTvXybYxL623sik6ZHaA+VY5sqUh7ydSUjwwumybqnPMHgHtb4 imlIetsAVE7/x8Plzp1yCf0J0qs2QOFdywdmM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.114.25.19 with SMTP id 19mr3199411way.89.1239633064372; Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:31:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <49DFDD0B.9040602@janh.de> <49E07EB1.8090701@janh.de> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:31:04 -0400 Message-ID: From: Tsu-Fan Cheng To: utisoft@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jan Henrik Sylvester , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: How to create NTFS file system from FreeBSD? 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: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:31:05 -0000 Hi, correct me if I am wrong, but is it true that ntfsprogs is the only port that comes with formating disk into NTFS system? because days ago I also had this problem with my friend's extra USB 1T HD, I had to use my windows laptop to do the job. thanks!! TFC On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Chris Rees wrote: > 2009/4/11 Jan Henrik Sylvester : >> Chris Rees wrote: >>> >>> 2009/4/11 Jan Henrik Sylvester : >>>> >>>> Yuri wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I need to format NTFS partition to give HD to someone to write things >>>> >>>> mkntfs from sysutils/ntfsprogs should do it. >>>> >>> >>> Yuri had already written ONE LINE below your quote: >>> >>>> I tried to use mkntfs from ports/ntfsprogs but it didn't finish after an >>>> extremely long time, > 24hrs. >> >> Yes, sorry, I totally failed to make my point, since I scrapped that line >> and forgot about it writing the mail. (The important part was in the >> parenthesis you removed.) >> >> My point is that I had problems with ntfsresize from ntfsprogs-2.0.0 not >> working, while ntfsresize from ntfsprogs-1.13.1 was doing just fine. (I hit >> that twice -- on different computers.) >> >> Thus, I would suggest to try mkntfs from ntfsprogs-1.13.1, if mkntfs from >> ntfsprogs-2.0.0 fails. >> >> If the older mkntfs works, it would be another reason to revive the old >> port. >> >> ntfsprogs-2.0.0 was criticized, for example in the thread ending with this >> posting: >> http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-devel-list/2008-May/msg02306.html >> >> A developer from ntfs-3g that formerly worked on ntfsprogs recommends to use >> the older version: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/support.html#ntfsprogs >> >> I do not really know who is right, but ntfs-3g is actively developed while >> ntfsprogs is not, other people seem to trust ntfs-3g more than the newer >> version of ntfsprogs, and the arguments of the ntfs-3g developer sound >> reasonable. >> >> I wrote about it last year (before I actually hit problems): >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2008-August/050157.html >> >> The reply was that there are no new problems known with the 2.0.0 version: >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2008-August/050406.html >> >> I would like to have ntfsprogs-1.13.1 back -- as ports/ntfsprogs1 or by >> reverting ports/ntfsprogs. Thus, Yuri, please try and report back. >> >> Cheers, >> Jan Henrik >> > > Hah, sorry for the vicious reply from me. Don't take it personally, I > just snapped this time at reading what looked like a dupe >< I promise > I'll lay off the coffee for a bit. > > Chris > > -- > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? > _______________________________________________ > 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" >