Tuesday, December 12, 2006

writing to ntfs in linux

Writing to ntfs

  • The NTFS-3G driver is an open source, freely available NTFS driver for Linux with read and write support. It provides safe and fast handling of the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 file systems. Most POSIX file system operations are supported, with the notable exception of file ownership and access right changes.
    The Linux NTFS project has released a beta version of its fully open source userspace (using FUSE) 3G-Linux NTFS support driver.I have not used this method,it is still in beta phase.

  • Other commercial Paragon NTFS driver and also Captive NTFS which is uses windows ntfs.sys driver under WINE.

Monday, December 11, 2006

How To Install Ubuntu(linux)

Step 1:Download a CD-ROM image(ISO file) and burn(for eg. to burn use NERO) it onto a blank CD-R.


Step 2:Make sure that your BIOS is set to boot off the CD-ROM drive.Reboot your system.





Step 3: After starting computer again,below screen will be appeared.




Select Start or Install Ubuntu and hit enter.
NOTE:If during the installation process the graphics appear garbled or warped, simply reboot the computer and at this screen select Start Ubuntu in Safe Graphics Mode. After hitting enter, Ubuntu will start loading the operating system.



Step 4:Double click the install icon on the desktop. It will then ask you a series of straight forward questions, such as your language, location, and keyboard layout.




The installer will then ask you for your name, and your a user name for logging in.



Step 5:Create a partition for Linux to use. If you're going to be dual-booting both Windows and Ubuntu, you'll need to make room for your Linux partition, unless you have some unformatted space on your hard disks.
NOTE:Be careful not to erase a partition that contains data that you want to keep. You'll need to allocate at least 3GB of space for your Ubuntu installation, but a more realistic minimum of 10GB should be allotted so that you have room to install additional applications.

For unformatted hard drive simply click new and use the full amount of space available.



After partitioning the hard drive, you'll be presented with a confirmation screen that will recap the installation procedure. Click the install button.

Ubuntu will now format the disks, and install itself. This process will take some time.

After the installation is done, Ubuntu prompts you to reboot . When you are ready to use your new Ubuntu installation, simply reboot and remove the CD from the drive.


Step 6:After restart a login screen appears, simply enter the username you've chosen and hit enter. Next you'll enter your password.

Ubuntu is now installed, ready to use .

Free Webhosting Without Ads

List of sites which host your webpage without ad

  • webng.com has 350 MB Disk Space,10,000 MB (10 GB) Bandwidth,Easy FTP Uploader ActiveX Control, ASP 3.0,MS Access Database,Archive Compression & Decompression and lots of feature.I am currently host my webpage on the server of this site.

  • 50Webs has free webhosting with 60 MB disk space with unlimited domains, unlimited bandwidth, and no ads. The only catch is that your filesize can't be greater than 300kb.It comes with FTP access. I was easily able to set up my site & domain http://www.jquindlen.com with no effort.

  • Afmu.com has free webhosting with 100 MB disk storage and 1 GB bandwidth each month. The perks of afmu.com is that they support PHP, CGI, and MySQL on their free accounts, meaning you set up a forum, or other content management systems there.

  • FriHost.comis one of those free hosting companies that requires you to be at least minimally active on their forums in order to acquire their free hosting. However their package is pretty nice, featuring 250 MB of disk space, 10 GB of traffic each month, PHP, Perl, and an unlimited amount of MySQL database and POP3 accounts, plus FTP access.

  • 000Angels.com comes with 111 MB of disk space and unlimited bandwidth. 499Angels.net comes with 100MB of space, and looks like it is run by the same company.

  • 122MB.com has free webhosting with 1GB of bandwidth and 200MB of disk space. There is a 4MB filesize limit, and PHP, Perl, and MySQL support.


  • Gratis-Server.de gives you 1 GB of storage, with 5GB bandwidth each month. The only draw backs are a 1024 kilobyte maximum file size, and no support for your own domain name.