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I use ntfs4dos.exe (only the executable) on a DOS 5.5 boot CD.
I downloaded the NTFS4DOS free utility and extracted the ntfs4dos.exe
When I type ntfs4dos.exe it mounts my ntfs partitions and a FAT32 partition.
When I try the command "DIR" in the root of a mounted (a just tried NTFS) partitions, it says: no files found and it shows nothing.
I've tried different times and one time it succeeded to show the directories.When I tried then to delete a file in a directory it says with the command "DEL": bad command.

Is this normal?Never heard of DOS 5.5.... there is however a DOS 5.0.5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS

You might have better luck if you used FreeDOS INSTEAD which has features that integrated better with NTFS as well as legacy support for DOS commands instructions. Its based on Linux, but ACTS just LIKE MS DOS. Games written for DOS ALSO work within FreeDOS as far as Doom and Wolfenstein and Commander Keen etc.

Also there is no licensing issues against the EULA of Microsoft with its use on a bootable CD if going with FreeDOS etc.

http://www.freedos.org/

Why aren't you running it from eth bootdisk ? ?It's DOS 5.0 Sorry (I will try freedos)
Patio:What do you mean by ethernet bootdisk?
I have an internal DVD writer and an usb floppy but the usb floppy needs a windows driver so I can't boot from it.eth = THE ( typo )  Quote from: louis14 on January 04, 2015, 02:53:07 AM

When I type ntfs4dos.exe it mounts my ntfs partitions and a FAT32 partition.
When I try the command "DIR" in the root of a mounted (a just tried NTFS) partitions, it says: no files found and it shows nothing.

It would help to show the screen when the drives mount, for diagnostic purposes, plus the screen where you type in the commands.

Seeing is 98% of figuring out the issue.I've redirected my stdout of "dir"
dir > dir.txt

But I could not access the file dir.txt in windows7: "no access" when I wanted to open it in notepad

When I wanted to include stderr (because "file not found" is an stderr)
dir 1>dir2.txt 1>&1
I get the dos answer: too much parameters

I cannot redirect ntfs4dos.exe because it's an interactive command:there is an answer " yes" Quote from: louis14 on January 06, 2015, 09:47:42 AM
When I wanted to include stderr (because "file not found" is an stderr)
dir 1>dir2.txt 1>&1
I get the dos answer: too much parameters
STDERR is not file stream 1.  It is 2. Quote from: louis14 on January 06, 2015, 09:47:42 AM
But I could not access the file dir.txt in windows7: "no access" when I wanted to open it in notepad

Perhaps your account doesn't have read permission for that file.

This error also happens when you try to write the file in a root directory or other location, when the account doesn't have permissions to write there - the file is not created.

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I cannot redirect ntfs4dos.exe because it's an interactive command:there is an answer " yes"

Use a phone and take images of the screen and upload them to a site - then include the links here.Here are my Phone images of my "dir" and my ntfs4dos" command.
The share link is:
http://www.filetolink.com/2855f94f6a
Sorry but the link asks a facebook or google login
I've tried to use the site senduit but there was a technical error Quote from: louis14 on January 09, 2015, 08:07:23 AM
Here are my Phone images of my "dir" and my ntfs4dos" command.
Sorry but the link asks a facebook or google login

Thanks for creating the files - the site is asking a lot to get people to use credentials just to download a file.

You can use a free dropbox account to share files without needing the downloader to log in.
Not gonna create a FBook account just to see your pics....thats just me. Quote from: patio on January 09, 2015, 06:51:33 PM
Not gonna create a FBook account just to see your pics....thats just me.
+1oI've rehosted the files:



Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 10, 2015, 12:52:50 AM
I've rehosted the files:

Thanks BC_Programmer.

louis14, the screenshots aren't complete and things could have happened between screenshot 1 and 2
but assuming they follow each other with nothing in between - it looks like Drive D: was mounted and it is in fact empty.

If I had access to the machine I would use these commands to determine if any other NTFS drive has files showing, and if the FAT32 drive does also.

Code: [Select]dir f:\
dir e:\
dir d:\
dir c:\

Assuming the FAT drive shows files, and
if all the NTFS drives show as empty, and still have files when examined under Windows, then the NTFS dos driver is failing.

The reason could be either :
  • a flawed NTFS driver,
  • an incorrect or missing parameter in the NTFS driver install command,
  • or the NTFS drive is a modern high capacity unit and the driver doesn't have support for it - or possibly because it is a SATA drive.




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