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Project implements the first full read/write free access to NTFS disk drives.You can mount your Microsoft Windows NT, 200x or XP partition asa transparently accessible volume for your GNU/Linux.

This compatibility was achieved intheWine way by using the originalMicrosoft Windowsntfs.sys driver. It emulates the required subsystems ofthe Microsoft Windows kernel by reusing one of the originalntoskrnl.exe,ReactOS parts, orthis project's own reimplementations, on a case by case basis.Project includes the first open source MS-Windows kernel API for Free operating systems.Involvement of the original driver files was chosen to achieve the bestand unprecedented filesystem compatibility and safety.

As opposed to other projects this is currently the only software supporting the fullread/write access including the possibility to create/delete files, modify directoriesetc.

Download

Choose the one preferred installation format:

RPM i386 binary
tested for distributions:

Fedora Core 4

captive-static-1.1.7-0.i386.rpm (12.8MB)

.tar.gz i386 binary
(for non-RPM distributions)

captive-static-1.1.7.tar.gz (12.8MB)

Source archives

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You may like to use whole bootable CD standalone distribution featuring Captive like:Trinity Rescue Kit

NEWS

captive-1.1.7 (2006-01-26) [archive]

Fixed sandbox restarting looking like disconnected mounts (FUSE client only)
Workarounded no FUSE/Linux-kernel charset support - fixes locale filenames
Fixed multiple issues of captive-install-acquire(1) to run at all again
Fixed general operations refusal on invalid errnos
Fixed invalid file timestamps (FUSE client only)
Workarounded FUSE/Linux-kernel user mounts (FUSE only)
Workarounded FUSE/Linux-kernel modprobe(8)ing (FUSE only)
(static .tar.gz build only) Debian now a bit more compatible

Captive NTFS Testimonials

Hospital of Castelo Branco - Bruno Santos
we are preparing the machines to install another system that will allowthe digitalization of medical images - PACS (picture archive andcommunication system).
since the computers that are need are about 100 and we need to installwindows in all of them (even we have an almost automated instalation - butrequires some administrator interaction). So, we want to installwindows2000 without pressing a key.
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Dave "AmunRa" Rigby
Ok, I'm impressed (Captive Review)
Linux software generally has a reputation for having some great, novellideas, but often lacking in the general 'spit and polish' - difficult toinstall, unreliable, and so on. However the latest program I have tried out- Captive, is a breath of fresh air - simple to install and set up, and ItJust WorksTM. And not only that, it's probably one of the most useful andtechnically impressive projects I've seen in a long time ...
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Derek J Witt
I commend you for this project. I am currently using this on my XP NTFSpartitions and I am impressed that I can actually move, edit, and remove filesand directories with no apparent ill effects. This is very nice indeed.
I initially was skeptical because it uses wine and parts of ReactOS (I have messed with this OS a few times), but you have proved me wrong. I havenoticed no lag on my system. I do notice the initial mounting process doestake slightly longer than the Linux-NTFS project. But, once I'm past that, it'squite transparent.
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James Van't Slot
Just wanted to drop you a note and say "Excellent work!"
I just installed captive and it worked as advertized right out of therpm. Thanks, I've been holding off recompiling my kernel until NTFS issupported out of the box for Redhat. Now I don't have to bother.
Thanks again and keep up the great work.

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Installation Notes

You should first runcaptive-install-acquire command to check youravailable Microsoft Windows drivers versions. Now you can execute:

# mkdir /mnt/dosc
# mount -t captive-ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/dosc

Overview

Any errors from 'captive-fuse' are written to '/var/log/messages'.

Needed drivers (at least ntoskrnl.exe+ntfs.sys) must be in '/var/lib/captive'.

'captive' package creates 'captive' user and 'captive' group on your system.

FUSE Kernel Driver Module

FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace)needs Linux kernel module driver (fuse.ko) compatible with yourrunning Linux kernel.

If you cannotmount(8) your NTFS filesystem you should check yourLinux kernel is based on version at least 2.6.14 whereFUSE got imported. You shouldalso check the module is enabled or even built-in.

The First Open Source MS-Windows Kernel API for Free OS

Compatibility with the existing binary Microsoft Windows file system drivers has beenreached. Microsoft Windows kernel system components required by these driverswere analyzed and successfully emulated in the GNU/Linux operating system.The project brings the Microsoft Windows kernel emulation framework to support evenother types of Microsoft Windows drivers in the future.TheReactOScode base proved to be a big asset for this functionality.

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