Ext2 Installable File System For Windows

itshondo · May 18, 2006

Has anyone tried this?

Currently I have a FAT32 Storage partition (dual booting with XP) and am considering changing it over to Ext2.

http://www.fs-driver.org/

itshondo · May 18, 2006

I'm going to try it-

ponkan pinoy · May 18, 2006

I think I've seen Gnufish endorsing the driver; heard good things about it, though I've never used it myself.

dicecca112 · May 18, 2006

it works fine, I've used it before

petteyg359 · May 18, 2006

Anybody know of one for XFS, JFS, or Reiser?

itshondo · May 18, 2006

Very slick -

I ran the exe app in windows, selecting large file support.

Then, after moving my files from my FAT32 storage partition to my Windows partition, I started up PCLinuxOS.

Using the PCLinuxOS Control Center, I then deleted the FAT 32 partition and created a new Ext3 (Ext2 not a choice) partition in it's place. Formatted, exited the PCLOS Control Center, and rebooted into Windows.

This app puts a shortcut into the Windows Control Panel. At 1st, Windows does not see this new partition. Running the app allows you to name the partition, so I named it D.

Here's a pic of the IFS Window when I was done-

Then back to "My Computer" and SHAZAM! There's the new Ext3 partition.

Then I just cut and pasted the files I moved earlier.

Yes sir, a very slick app indeed!

Gnufsh · May 18, 2006

ponkan pinoy said:
I think I've seen Gnufish endorsing the driver; heard good things about it, though I've never used it myself.

I am really impressed withthis driver. ext2/3 is a much superior fs to FAT, and it works really well (better than captive-ntfs).

There's no I in Gnufsh, though.

itshondo · May 18, 2006

I'll be adding a 120gb Maxtor HD to the Linux rig, and I'll set it up as aExt3.

Cheator · May 18, 2006

Yeah, its a great driver I love this one. It only supports ext2 though, so no journalling while you are using this driver

ponkan pinoy · May 18, 2006

There's no I in Gnufsh, though

Huh, what? I didn't.... say, what's that over there?!?! :burn:

My apologies, Gnufsh

klingens · May 18, 2006

There is no driver for reiser, but there is stuff like rfs-tool that at least works. There is nothing at all for xfs or jfs

khiloa · May 18, 2006

This looks like a very handy think to keep bookmarked.

jmh547 · May 18, 2006

slick i will try this once i get linux installed tonight. i couldnt decide if i wanted my storage drive to be ext or fat i will def go with ext now

itshondo · May 18, 2006

Yeah, its a great driver I love this one. It only supports ext2 though, so no journalling while you are using this driver

I don't know about that- the website says it does, and I formatted the partition as Ext3.

I'll look into it some more-

Cheator · May 18, 2006

itshondo said:
I don't know about that- the website says it does, and I formatted the partition as Ext3.

I'll look into it some more-

It can read ext3 because ext3 is ext2 but with journaling. Infact this is an ext2 driver that supports ext3 simply because ext3 is backwards compatible.

http://www.fs-driver.org/faq.html#acc_ext3

Gnufsh · May 18, 2006

I would love to see them add support for journals, but ext2 (ext3 without journal) is still way better than FAT. And you an use it with a journal in linux.

itshondo · May 18, 2006

From the link-

The Ext3 file system is the Ext2 file system which has been extended by journaling. Ext3 is backward-compatible to Ext2 - an Ext3 volume can be mounted and used as an Ext2 volume. Just as older Linux Kernels which do not know the Ext3 file system can mount Ext3 volumes (as Ext2 volumes), the Ext2 file system driver ext2fs.sys for Windows incorporated in this software package can do it without any problems, too. Of course you do not take advantage of the journaling of the Ext3 file system if you mount it as an Ext2 file system.

So the way I read this, if the partition is a Ext3 partition, the jounaling will be available. If it's a Ext2 partion, it's not available.

Am I reading this correctly?

Gnufsh · May 18, 2006

umm... no. The driver mounts ext3 partitons as ext2, so no journaling. That's what it's saying.

itshondo · May 18, 2006

"Of course you do not take advantage of the journaling of the Ext3 file system if you mount it as an Ext2 file system."

So, if I mount the partition as an Ext3, not Ext2, there's no journaling?

To word the above statement backwards, " To take advantage of the journaling of the Ext3 file system, mount it as an Ext3, not Ext2".

Either way, it's better than FAT32.

Cheator · May 18, 2006

If you mount it as EXT2, then there is no journaling, even if it is infact an ext3 filesystem. So no, the driver doesn't give you journaling.

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