How to create NTFS file system from FreeBSD?

[Tsu-Fan Cheng]

Hi,
    correct me if I am wrong, but is it true that ntfsprogs is the
only port that comes with formating disk into NTFS system? because
days ago I also had this problem with my friend's extra USB 1T HD, I
had to use my windows laptop to do the job. thanks!!


TFC

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Chris Rees <utisoft at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 2009/4/11 Jan Henrik Sylvester <me at janh.de>:
>> Chris Rees wrote:
>>>
>>> 2009/4/11 Jan Henrik Sylvester <me at janh.de>:
>>>>
>>>> Yuri wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I need to format NTFS partition to give HD to someone to write things
>>>>
>>>> mkntfs from sysutils/ntfsprogs should do it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yuri had already written ONE LINE below your quote:
>>>
>>>> I tried to use mkntfs from ports/ntfsprogs but it didn't finish after an
>>>> extremely long time, > 24hrs.
>>
>> Yes, sorry, I totally failed to make my point, since I scrapped that line
>> and forgot about it writing the mail. (The important part was in the
>> parenthesis you removed.)
>>
>> My point is that I had problems with ntfsresize from ntfsprogs-2.0.0 not
>> working, while ntfsresize from ntfsprogs-1.13.1 was doing just fine. (I hit
>> that twice -- on different computers.)
>>
>> Thus, I would suggest to try mkntfs from ntfsprogs-1.13.1, if mkntfs from
>> ntfsprogs-2.0.0 fails.
>>
>> If the older mkntfs works, it would be another reason to revive the old
>> port.
>>
>> ntfsprogs-2.0.0 was criticized, for example in the thread ending with this
>> posting:
>> http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-devel-list/2008-May/msg02306.html
>>
>> A developer from ntfs-3g that formerly worked on ntfsprogs recommends to use
>> the older version: http://www.ntfs-3g.org/support.html#ntfsprogs
>>
>> I do not really know who is right, but ntfs-3g is actively developed while
>> ntfsprogs is not, other people seem to trust ntfs-3g more than the newer
>> version of ntfsprogs, and the arguments of the ntfs-3g developer sound
>> reasonable.
>>
>> I wrote about it last year (before I actually hit problems):
>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2008-August/050157.html
>>
>> The reply was that there are no new problems known with the 2.0.0 version:
>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2008-August/050406.html
>>
>> I would like to have ntfsprogs-1.13.1 back -- as ports/ntfsprogs1 or by
>> reverting ports/ntfsprogs. Thus, Yuri, please try and report back.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jan Henrik
>>
>
> Hah, sorry for the vicious reply from me. Don't take it personally, I
> just snapped this time at reading what looked like a dupe >< I promise
> I'll lay off the coffee for a bit.
>
> Chris
>
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