While Windows is cool, some folks want to try out Linux to experience the best of both worlds. In the end, they end up dual-booting their PC, where they can have both Windows and Linux OSes existing ...

This is problematic if I want to use this on a remote machine, as I need to manually run fsck to fix the disk/partition errors before Ubuntu can boot normally again. Probably it has something to do ...

That's odd. It's been a long time since I looked at ext2fsd, but IIRC it doesn't handle drive letters correctly - it relies on a hack rather than letting Windows take care of it itself, as my driver ...

One of the easiest ways to get data off an ext2/3 disk from a Windows machine is to use Ext2Fsd. Here are Ext2Fsd installation and usage instructions. The Linux system happily plays along with other ...

I decided to install Vista on my Thinkpad while I work out some wireless problems. I've had an ext3 partition that I mount as /data in Linux, so I thought I'd just mount it with ext2fsd. I did this, ...

Lack of access to your data in a new operating system may be one of the most severe impediments for doing an OS migration. There is little personal incentive for users to switch to a system that can't ...