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On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Valmor de Almeida<val.gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> When I mount a SD memory card on my laptop, the format is NTFS and I am |
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> not able to write. Is there a way to write to it and still be compatible |
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> with Windows OS? |
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Yes, you can emerge sys-fs/ntfs3g and mount using the "ntfs-3g" |
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command for fast read/write NTFS operations. JFGI or RTFM for more |
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details. :) |
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> Similarly when using a USB memory stick, the format is VFAT and I am |
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> also not able write. Is it possible to write and still preserver |
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> compatibility with Windows OS? |
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Sure, it works fine for me using vfat. Be sure it's not mounted |
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read-only, and be sure the write-protect switch on the device is not |
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enabled. You may want to mount with the check=relaxed option to make |
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file accesses case-insensitive (since FAT is not case sensitive |
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itself). |
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Also, in both cases, be sure the drive was properly unmounted in |
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Windows (click "Safely Remove Hardware" before unplugging). If the |
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disk is dirty (requires chkdsk), linux may see it as read-only in |
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those cases to avoid doing any further damage. |
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Good luck :) |
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