CSMatt Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Isn't NTFS patented by Microsoft? Isn't this a patent infringement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tisi Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 hey guys, works fine here, but also i got the 0k error and have to killall Finder. But now my Diskutility and Spotlight stopped working. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanthraX Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 How to solve the "Zero b" bug? Simply. Push the "Option" key (Windows flag in PC keyboards) and right click Finder icon in Dock and than click "Relaunch" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomizasser Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I cannot write in NTFS partition. I have followed this guide but i cannot write, only read. I can view all files and mount with ntfs-3g, but when i try to write something appears error -36. Any1 can help me? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 the relaunch of the finder sux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Isn't NTFS patented by Microsoft? Isn't this a patent infringement? Fuse is a reverse engineered freeware now ported from Linux. Reverse engineering is not copyright infringement, although I am certain some people would want it to be. Reverse engineering is what gave us AMD cpus, for instance. In Linux, Fuse can do some really neat things. Like mounting your gmail as a file system. Its not just for NTFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trexplorer Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Great stuff ... A few comments: 1) Works although fussy when upgrading (need to uninstall and reinstall udpates in sequence). 2) Often need to force install of driver in terminal (otherwise shows "zero k" storage, etc...) 3) Causes slow boot to GUI and slow shut down from same. 4) Files larger than 4 GB copy fine. 5) Copy speed is approx half or a third of normal speeds (sometimes things get messed up and it runs even slower) 6) Many apps consistently "lock up" (Activity Monitor, Transmission, Finder, Quicktime), requiring "Force Quit" or restart 7) OS X runs slower, less reponsive 8) OS X 10.4.8 becomes generally unstable on my Intel Hacintosh and my Intel iMac Good start, but I'll wait until the drivers get a little better (can't afford to trash my installs). Cheers ... Core 2 Duo E6300 1.86 Ghz overclocked to 3.3 Ghz on ASUS P5B Deluxe and Nvidia 6600 w Natit/Titan (all res and accel working) ... crazy fast iMac Core Duo 20 inch 2 Ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSMatt Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Fuse is a reverse engineered freeware now ported from Linux.Reverse engineering is not copyright infringement, although I am certain some people would want it to be. Reverse engineering is what gave us AMD cpus, for instance. In Linux, Fuse can do some really neat things. Like mounting your gmail as a file system. Its not just for NTFS. Software patents are different from software copyrights. You don't "reverse engineer" something that's patented. Software patents are about methods, that's why they all start with "A method in which..." No matter how the code is written, even if it is completely original, it can still constitute a patent infringement. The only exception, other than explicit permission, is if the patent holder gives out a non-exclusive royalty-free license for everybody to use it, like Adobe did with its PDF format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSMatt Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 hey this dissapear my HD from the screen what happen What's that icon next to iTunes in the Dock for that looks like an old iTunes icon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zodiac Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I cannot write in NTFS partition. I have followed this guide but i cannot write, only read. I can view all files and mount with ntfs-3g, but when i try to write something appears error -36.Any1 can help me? Thanks! here's the solution for -36 error >> this problem caused by XP your NTFS partitions in auto-check so you need to boot XP to finish the auto-check "may be u need to boot XP twice" then every thing gonna work fine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 no new fix for 0kb size bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer007 Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 no new fix for 0kb size bug? no m8 there will be soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsbhullar Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) Hi Homer007, I tried your latest MacFuse Core yesterday and it works like a dream. Thank you for this beautiful piece of very very useful software. Now I can delete any files on Windows (NTFS) partition. Absolutely no errors as far as my requirements go. "Balle Balle, Chak teh Fatteh, Shahbash" Bhullar (Ferozpur) Edited February 5, 2007 by gsbhullar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanthraX Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) the relaunch of the finder sux Agree with you. Sux, but is the single method I know that works. Sometimes I need to restart the finder severally, to have proper icons (network drive) to all my 3 win partitions (not folder icon). Edited February 5, 2007 by XanthraX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard! Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Thank you for this wonderful post! I had before this thread always keep 1 fat 32 partition in order to transfer files from windows onto my macintosh. Now I can do it directly! Every day I get more and more reasons to stay on mac..... Tnx again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgiom Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 (edited) I installed ntfs full updated by homer007, but after restart I cannot see my hd in finder or on my desktop... utility disk can see ntfs hd (gray) but when I click mount, nothing happens... have I to edit something to get my ntfs hd mounted at boot? if so, how? have I to follow all steps in homer007 guide? thanks Sovled ok. I found the solution (simple!). the uninstaller deleted all macfuse previous installed. Now it's working. here is what I've done: 1. ran uninstaller (homer007 post) 2. macfuse - Core 0.1.9 installation 3. reboot (required) 4. installed homer007 updated files (macfuse tools then ntfs..) 5. rebooted 6. now ntfs windows disk is writable p.s. but with the "no space available" bug... solved every time relaunching finder... 0kb solution will be very appreciated. thanx Edited February 5, 2007 by pgiom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 i was wondering about a killall finders in etc/rc but it is only a workaround....i think this bug comes from the Delay between the disk is mounted and the ntfs driver is loaded. Must be fixed by the NTFSCore coder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sander Spilleman Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Hey guys, I have the following issue: Everything related to ntfs-3g is working flawlessly (created a script to mount read/write) so that's great BUT: - If I connect my external USB hardrive, it doesn't automount readonly anymore. Where do I look to get this fixed as most of the time, I prefer fast access????? Thanks! Sander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equilibriumuk Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I am getting the ntfs-3g didn't act on SIGTERM on shutdown makes shutdown take longer. Is there a way of making it close on shutdown? (killall ntfs-3g shutdown script?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicheusz Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I am getting the ntfs-3g didn't act on SIGTERM on shutdown makes shutdown take longer.Is there a way of making it close on shutdown? (killall ntfs-3g shutdown script?) It's rather not good idea. This can corrupt your NTFS drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elromeo Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 do u know if i could of have unmounted my hd because now it dont wnat to show neither in osx or windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtraa Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) Hi, thanks for the guide, but there are a few things missing. So the guide needs an update before more users get lost. First off, all links ar DOWN. //and I am dumb forgot to copypaste my links and now I can't find them anymore. Second, ntfs-3g does not install. A hint to fix this with pacifist would be nice Third is add, LABEL=NTFSxxx /private/mnt/NTFSxxx ntfs ro,noauto (replace NTFSxxx with real volume name) now thats where I am stucked. What exactly does (replace NTFSxxx with real volume name) means? // Ok, found out it. It is LABEL="Your Volume Name" /private/mnt/"Your Volume Name" ntfs ro,noauto You have to set it in quotes if you have a Disk name seperated with spaces like "Windows Drive". You can screw them, if you have chosen an name without spaces like for example: WindowsDrive. Thanks in advance for an update Edited February 9, 2007 by xtraa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder.scripts Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 One question: is this method slower than using a FAT32 partition with OS X default drivers? It took about an hour to copy a 6gb dmg from one disk (HFS+, SATA) to another physical disk (NTFS, SATA2). I'm using 10.4.8, DFI Lanparty Ultra D with the sata driver I found in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder.scripts Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 (edited) Do special characters work with this driver? I'm having trouble with accented letters, I can see them in Windows, but in OS X filenames appear truncated EDIT: I did some testing, and if I create a file using special characters in Mac OS X, those characters aren't seen in Win. It is as if they were using different encodings or something. EDIT2: Sorry, found it in a previous post: echo 'es_ES' > /Volumes/MyNTFSDrive/.ntfs-locale Edited February 11, 2007 by thunder.scripts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tisi Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 hey, a new macfuse version is out. anyone noticed differences? Issues solved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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