On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 06:16:20PM +0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If you have a Windows on your computer then you should be able to plug its > NTFS driver into linux. Forgot what's the name of the project which > makes this > possible but you know the drill (google). It was published a few months ago. >
Thanks, I saw that one, didn't try it yet (don't really need the write access and don't have the time). I believe you are referring to captive http://www.jankratochvil.net/project/captive/ What I was looking at was running wine using the native windows libraries to hopefully get some more stability with the programs. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >You can read from NTFS but there are still problems writing ti it. > >Look at : http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/status.html#ntfsdriver > > > >I wanted to do that myself in my dual-boot machine (that has WinXP) but > >then I've read the following warning at Wine User Guide [ > >http://www.winehq.com/site/docs/wine-user/index ] , and didn't want to > >lose my files ... > > --> 5.5.8. Installing Wine Using An Existing Windows Partition As Base: > > --> > > http://www.winehq.com/site/docs/wine-user/config-drive-main#CONFIG-WITH-WINDOWS > >[quote] > >We HIGHLY DISCOURAGE people from directly using a Windows partition with > >write access as a base for Wine!! (some programs, notably Explorer, > >corrupt large parts of the Windows partition in case of an incorrect > >setup; you've been warned). Not to mention that NTFS write support in > >Linux is still very experimental and dangerous (in case you're using an > >NT-based Windows version using the NTFS file system). Thus we advise you > >to go the Unix directory way. > >[/quote] > > > > > >Oren Maurer > >meorero > > > > > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >running wine using a read-only windows directory > > > >I saw that wine can run on an installed windows directory instead of a > >fake one. I tried to make it run using my installation of windows XP, > >it started up fine and then died with an error that it can't write to > >C:\Windows. Is it possible to make it run using a read only windows > >directory but to write to a local one all its settings? > > > >================================================================= > >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > >the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > >echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Walla! Mail, Get Your Private, Free E-mail from Walla! at: > >http://mail.walla.co.il > > > > > > > >================================================================= > >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > >the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > >echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >---------- Your email is protected by Mailshell ---------- > >To block spam or change delivery options: > >http://www.mailshell.com/control.html?a=blshp8b9gc0rxhgk_srox_llfpptvypmvy7j > > > >Wouldn't you rather have amos-sha.com as your personal domain? > >http://rd.mailshell.com/ad465 > >Earn up to $3 for each of your friends who signs up with Mailshell! > >http://rd.mailshell.com/sp5 > > > > > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
