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6. Extended filesystems (Ext, Ext2, Ext3)

Design and Linux implementation of Ext, Ext2 and Ext3: Rémy Card, Laboratoire MASI--Institut Blaise Pascal, < card@masi.ibp.fr>, Theodore Ts'o, Massachussets Institute of Technology, < tytso@mit.edu> and Stephen Tweedie, University of Edinburgh, < sct@redhat.com>

6.1 Extended filesystem (ExtFS)

This is old filesystem used in early Linux systems.

6.2 Second Extended Filesystem (Ext2 FS)

This is "official" Linux filesystem.

6.3 Third Extended Filesystem (Ext3 FS)

Ext3 support the same features as Ext2, but includes also Journaling.

6.4 E2compr - Ext2fs transparent compression

Implements `chattr +c' for the ext2 filesystem. Software consists of a patch to the linux kernel, and patched versions of various software (principally e2fsprogs i.e. e2fsck and friends). Although some people have been relying on it for years, THIS SOFTWARE IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT, AND IS NOT ,END-USER`-READY.

6.5 Accessing Ext2 from DOS (Ext2 tools)

A collection of DOS programs that allow you to read a Linux ext2 file system from DOS.

6.6 Accessing Ext2 from DOS, Windows 9x/NT and other Unixes (LTools)

The LTOOLS are under DOS/Windows 3.x/Windows 9x/Windows NT or non-Linux-UNIX, what the MTOOLS are under Linux. You can access (read, write, modify) your Linux files when running one of the other operating systems. The kernel of the LTOOLS is a set of command line programs. Additionally a JAVA program as a stand alone graphical user interface is available. Alternatively, you can use your standard web browser as a graphical user interface. The LTOOLS do not only provide access to Linux files on your own machine, but also remote access to files on other machines.

6.7 Accessing Ext2 from OS/2

EXT2-OS2 is a package that allows OS/2 to seamlessly access Linux ext2 formatted partitions from OS/2 as if they were standard OS/2 drive letters. The ultimate aim of this package is to be able to use the ext2 file system as a replacement of FAT or HPFS. For the moment the only lacking feature to achieve this goal is the support for OS/2 extended attributes.

6.8 Accessing Ext2 from Windows 95/98 (FSDEXT2)

6.9 Accessing Ext2 from Windows 95 (Explore2fs)

A user space application which can read and write the second extended file system ext2. Supports hard disks and removable media, including zip and floppy. Uses a windows explorer like interface to show files and details. Supports Drag& Drop, context menus etc. Written for Windows NT, but has some support for Windows 95. Large disks can cause problems.

6.10 Accessing Ext2 from Windows NT (ext2fsnt)

6.11 Accessing Ext2 from BeOS

This is a driver to allow BeOS to mount the Linux Ext2 filesystem. The version that is currently released author consider pretty stable. People have been using it for a long time, with no bug reports.

Authow now works for Be Inc, so you will not see his ext2 and NTFS filesystem support updated on the web much more. The drivers will be pulled into future BeOS releases.

6.12 Accessing Ext2 from MacOS (MountX)

MacOS driver which allows you to mount ext2 filesystems (Linux and MkLinux) on the Macintosh.

6.13 Accessing Ext2 from MiNT

This is a full working Ext2 filesystem driver for FreeMiNT. It can read and write the actual ext2 version as implemented in Linux for example. The partition size is not limited and the logical sector size can be 1024, 2048 or 4096 bytes. The only restriction is that the physical sector size is smaller or equal to the logical sector size. The blocksize can be configured if you initialize the partition with mke2fs.

6.14 Ext2fs defrag

Defragments your ext2 filesystem. Needs updated for glib libraries.

6.15 Ext2fs resize

Resizes second extended filesystem.

6.16 Ext2end

For use with LVM Consists of 2 utilites. ext2endable reorganises an empty ext2 file systems to allow them to be extended, and ext2end that extends an unmounted ext2 file system. If ext2endable has not been run when the file system was created ext2end will only be able to extend it to the next multiple of 256MB

6.17 Repairing/analyzing/creating Ext2 using E2fsprogs

The ext2fsprogs package contains essential ext2 filesystem utilities which consists of e2fsck, mke2fs, debugfs, dumpe2fs, tune2fs, and most of the other core ext2 filesystem utilities.

6.18 Ext2 filesystem editor - Ext2ed

EXT2ED is a disk editor for the extended2 filesystem. It will show you the ext2 filesystem structures in a nice and intuitive way, letting you easily "travel" between them and making the necessary modifications.

6.19 Linux filesystem editor - lde

This allows you to view some Linux fs's, hex block and inode editing are now supported and you can use it to dump an erased file to another partition with a little bit of work. Supports ext2, minix, and xiafs. Includes LaTeX Introduction to the Minix fs. You must patch sources to compile on 2.2.x and 2.3.x kernels beacuse of missing Xia header files in kernel.

6.20 Ext2 undelete utilities

This is a patch for kernel 2.0.30 that adds undelete capabilities using the "undeletable" attribute provided by the ext2fs. This patch include man pages, the undelete daemon and utilities. Check our web page for the latest and greatest version.


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