NTFS and Linux

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I need some hel;p here about installing linux knoppix into a 10GB partition
NTFS that is. It says it cannot install it because i do not have permissions
to write to the hard drive read only? What is that about I just wanted to
install it over the NTFS drive and put a different fat in there 32 maybe?
Any ideas what that message is and what should i do? Format the drives again
first and how?
I have 2 40GB drives 6they are C< E< G 23.17+10.00+5.12GB[G is empty] & D,
F, H & I [H & I are empty]On C drive is XP Pro & D is 2003 server.
I need to install Linux for school projects.
Thanks for any help
Bruce


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Bruce Lawrence wrote:

> I need some hel;p here about installing linux knoppix into a 10GB
> partition NTFS that is.

1) WRONG place to ask! WRONG!
2) Linux kernel does not have NTFS write support loaded by default, and I
don't blame them. You do NOT want the Linux kernel writing to NTFS.
Microsoft isn't going to tell anyone how their filesystems work to that
great a detail anyways....

> It says it cannot install it because i do not have
> permissions to write to the hard drive read only? What is that about I
> just wanted to install it over the NTFS drive and put a different fat in
> there 32 maybe?

If you reformat the partition you will lose all data on that partition.

> Any ideas what that message is and what should i do?

Yeah, just use Knoppix on CD, or get another hard drive, or find empty space
somewhere. However, if you have your stuff backed up, you could just wipe
that 10gb partition over with Linux ...

> Format the drives again first and how?
> I have 2 40GB drives 6they are C< E< G 23.17+10.00+5.12GB[G is empty] & D,
> F, H & I [H & I are empty]On C drive is XP Pro & D is 2003 server.
> I need to install Linux for school projects.

Wow! Which school is this?

> Thanks for any help
> Bruce
>
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Read the instructions carefully.
Buy yourself a book.

"Bruce Lawrence" <blawrence@shaw.ca> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D7jQalQqEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>I need some hel;p here about installing linux knoppix into a 10GB partition
>NTFS that is. It says it cannot install it because i do not have
>permissions to write to the hard drive read only? What is that about I just
>wanted to install it over the NTFS drive and put a different fat in there
>32 maybe?
> Any ideas what that message is and what should i do? Format the drives
> again first and how?
> I have 2 40GB drives 6they are C< E< G 23.17+10.00+5.12GB[G is empty] & D,
> F, H & I [H & I are empty]On C drive is XP Pro & D is 2003 server.
> I need to install Linux for school projects.
> Thanks for any help
> Bruce
>
>
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Actually there is a way to install the Knoppix distribution to the hard
drive.

Shoe wrote:
> Knoppix runs from the cd only, cannot be installed
> "Ben" <000@000.000> wrote in message
> news:ejLqXURqEHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>Read the instructions carefully.
>>Buy yourself a book.
>>
>>"Bruce Lawrence" <blawrence@shaw.ca>
>
> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D7jQalQqEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
>>>I need some hel;p here about installing linux knoppix into a 10GB
>
> partition
>
>>>NTFS that is. It says it cannot install it because i do not have
>>>permissions to write to the hard drive read only? What is that about I
>
> just
>
>>>wanted to install it over the NTFS drive and put a different fat in there
>>>32 maybe?
>>>Any ideas what that message is and what should i do? Format the drives
>>>again first and how?
>>>I have 2 40GB drives 6they are C< E< G 23.17+10.00+5.12GB[G is empty] &
>
> D,
>
>>>F, H & I [H & I are empty]On C drive is XP Pro & D is 2003 server.
>>>I need to install Linux for school projects.
>>>Thanks for any help
>>>Bruce
>>>
>>>
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>>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
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>>>
>>
>>
>
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