I have gotten a couple of probes about NTFS support for Syslinux, and I would like to gauge how serious it is. I'm considering using it as a pilot project for writing Syslinux filesystem modules in C. However, an installer, or more realistically two (one for Win32, one for Linux) have to be written, so it's still a real time commitment. -hpa
NTFS would be nice. On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 7:16 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> wrote:> I have gotten a couple of probes about NTFS support for Syslinux, and I > would like to gauge how serious it is. I'm considering using it as a > pilot project for writing Syslinux filesystem modules in C. > > However, an installer, or more realistically two (one for Win32, one for > Linux) have to be written, so it's still a real time commitment. > > -hpa > > > > _______________________________________________ > SYSLINUX mailing list > Submissions to SYSLINUX at zytor.com > Unsubscribe or set options at: > http://www.zytor.com/mailman/listinfo/syslinux > Please do not send private replies to mailing list traffic. > >
Jeff Sadowski wrote:> NTFS would be nice.Could you perhaps elaborate the use case? This is part of doing a cost/benefit tradeoff as well as trying to gauge its relative priority versus other projects. -hpa
Hello, * H. Peter Anvin <hpa at zytor.com> [20080531 03:23]:> I have gotten a couple of probes about NTFS support for Syslinux, and I > would like to gauge how serious it is. I'm considering using it as a > pilot project for writing Syslinux filesystem modules in C. > > However, an installer, or more realistically two (one for Win32, one for > Linux) have to be written, so it's still a real time commitment.I'd say it's not more than a 'nice to have' .. you can always create a 16-256MB boot partition with a FAT* filesystem on it, and still boot your windows from an NTFS partition, share data over it, etc ... I see no additional benefit - if you've got physical access to the system or at least to the boot prompt, there's no more or less lockdown you can do in NTFS, there's no more features (for syslinux), etc ... I think VFAT long filenames are more worthwhile ... My 2 cents, Anndreas -- flatline IT services - A.Kotes - IT-consulting for ISPs & Internet services