[ubuntu-uk] USB modem

Neil Greenwood neil.greenwood.lug at gmail.com
Mon Oct 30 08:41:02 GMT 2006


On 27/10/06, Ian <igb123 at talktalk.net> wrote:
>
> Well thank you Neil and for the advice.  I was trying to find a way to transfer the saved text to XP because with Ubuntu open I cannot see the XP drive content to do a drop so now find Ubuntu will read my memory pen so I can use that.
>

That's a good way to do it. You can also
- install a 'driver' in XP that will let you read ext2/3 Linux
partitions (this is safe, since the ext2 format is freely available)
-- google for Ext2IFS I think
- or you can get read-write access to NTFS partitions in Linux with
some risk to your data. I think the FUSE project is currently the
safest way to do this. If you want more info, look for fuse-ntfs, or I
can try finding the right back-issue of Linux Format which discussed
it...

You can get read-only access to NTFS partitions in Linux safely --
look in the Ubuntu forums for NTFS, although I think this is
configured automatically.

> Then if needed I can send a copy of the terminal or editor.
>
> I have been in the forum for same weeks but find it a bit of a plod to get answers that way although I do pick up bits and pieces that are real helpful.  Of course its best to get mail that you can read and print out.

That's the main problem at the moment. I read somewhere that the
person in charge of the Ubuntu documentation is planning to reorganise
it as part of the work on Feisty Fawn. I know it's not going to help
the forums, but the wiki and help.ubuntu.com (?) are good for
reference too, but badly organised.

Cheers,
Neil.



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