2 # Main page of 'My::Project::captive'
3 # Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Jan Kratochvil <project-www.jankratochvil.net@jankratochvil.net>
5 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
6 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
7 # the Free Software Foundation; exactly version 2 of June 1991 is required
9 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12 # GNU General Public License for more details.
14 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
16 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
19 package project::captive::Index;
20 require 5.6.0; # at least 'use warnings;' but we need some 5.6.0+ modules anyway
21 our $VERSION=do { my @r=(q$Revision$=~/\d+/g); sprintf "%d.".("%03d"x$#r),@r; };
32 "platform"=>"unixuser",
34 "summary"=>"The first free NTFS read/write filesystem for GNU/Linux",
36 "maintenance"=>"active",
37 "language"=>"i386 asm, C, Perl",
38 "icon"=>"captive-install-acquire-icon.png",
39 "cvs-of main tree"=>"captive",
40 "cvs-of branched ReactOS subdir"=>"reactos:captive",
41 "description"=>sub { return <<"HERE"; },
42 <p>Project implements the first full read/write free access to NTFS disk drives.
43 You can mount your Microsoft Windows NT, 200x or XP partition as
44 a transparently accessible volume for your GNU/Linux.</p>
45 <p>This compatibility was achieved in
46 the @{[ a_href 'http://www.winehq.com/','Wine' ]} way by using the original
47 Microsoft Windows <i>ntfs.sys</i> driver. It emulates the required subsystems of
48 the Microsoft Windows kernel by reusing one of the original
49 <i>ntoskrnl.exe</i>, @{[ a_href 'http://www.reactos.com/','ReactOS' ]} parts, or
50 this project's own reimplementations, on a case by case basis.
51 Project includes the first open source MS-Windows kernel API for Free operating systems.
52 Involvement of the original driver files was chosen to achieve the best
53 and unprecedented filesystem compatibility and safety.</p>
54 <p>As opposed to other projects this is currently the only software supporting the full
55 read/write access including the possibility to create/delete files, modify directories
62 my $W=project::Lib->init(
64 "css_push"=>"./Index.css",
65 "project_text_after_title"=>sub { return ""
66 .'<table border="0" class="navigate"><tr>'
67 .'<td>• '.a_href('#download','Download').'</td>'
68 .'<td>• '.a_href('#news','NEWS').'</td>'
69 .'<td>• '.a_href('#testimonials','Testimonials').'</td>'
70 .'<td>• '.a_href('#press','Internet Press').'</td>'
71 .'<td>• '.a_href('#notes','Installation Notes').'</td>'
72 .'<td>• '.a_href('#lists','Mailing Lists').'</td>'
73 .'<td>• '.a_href('#seealso','See Also').'</td>'
76 "project::Lib-init-hook"=>sub {
77 if (my $file=$W->{"args"}{"file"}) {
78 My::Web::header("Refresh"=>"1;url=".path_web("./dist/$file","abs"=>1));
84 &{$_}() for reverse @{$W->{"footing_delimit_sub_push"}};
89 my $survey_enable=0; # Temporarily forced, enough data so far.
91 Wrequire 'project::captive::DriverSurvey';
92 my $survey_want=$survey_enable;
93 $survey_want=0 if $W->{"args"}{"file"};
94 $survey_want=0 if project::captive::DriverSurvey::cookie();
96 local *download=sub($)
100 # Do not: ,"attr"=>'target="_blank"'
101 # as it would require Framed XHTML.
102 my $real="dist/$name";
103 return a_href './DriverSurvey.pm?file='.$name,$name,"size"=>$real
105 return a_href $real,$name,"size"=>1;
109 <h2 id="download">Download</h2>
111 <h3>Choose the one preferred installation format:</h3>
113 <table border="1" frame="border" rules="rows" style="text-align: center;" class="download">
116 <p>RPM i386 binary<br />tested for distributions:</p>
117 <table border="0"><tr><td align="left"><ul>
118 <li>Fedora Core 4</li>
119 </ul></td></tr></table>
121 <td>@{[ download("captive-static-$version-$revision.i386.rpm") ]}</td>
125 <p>.tar.gz i386 binary<br />(for non-RPM distributions)</p>
127 <td>@{[ download("captive-static-$version.tar.gz") ]}</td>
130 <td>Source archives</td>
131 <td>@{[ a_href 'CVS.pm#source','download link' ]}</td>
136 if ($survey_enable && !$survey_want) {
138 <p>@{[ a_href 'DriverSurvey.pm','Linux Drivers Availability survey' ]} link
139 - if you already answered before.</p>
144 <p>You may like to use whole bootable CD standalone distribution featuring Captive like:
145 @{[ a_href 'http://trinityhome.org/trk/','Trinity Rescue Kit' ]}</p>
149 <h2 id="news">NEWS</h2>
152 <dt>captive-1.1.7 (2006-01-26) [@{[ a_href $W->{"project_viewcvs"}.'captive/NEWS?rev=HEAD','archive' ]}]</dt>
155 <li>Fixed sandbox restarting looking like disconnected mounts (FUSE client only)</li>
156 <li>Workarounded no FUSE/Linux-kernel charset support - fixes locale filenames</li>
157 <li>Fixed multiple issues of captive-install-acquire(1) to run at all again</li>
158 <li>Fixed general operations refusal on invalid errnos</li>
159 <li>Fixed invalid file timestamps (FUSE client only)</li>
160 <li>Workarounded FUSE/Linux-kernel user mounts (FUSE only)</li>
161 <li>Workarounded FUSE/Linux-kernel modprobe(8)ing (FUSE only)</li>
162 <li>(static .tar.gz build only) Debian now a bit more compatible</li>
169 <h2 id="testimonials">Captive NTFS Testimonials</h2>
172 <li>Hospital of Castelo Branco - Bruno Santos
173 <p>we are preparing the machines to install another system that will allow
174 the digitalization of medical images - PACS (picture archive and
175 communication system).</p>
177 <p>since the computers that are need are about 100 and we need to install
178 windows in all of them (even we have an almost automated instalation - but
179 requires some administrator interaction). So, we want to install
180 windows2000 without pressing a key.</p>
182 <p>@{[ a_href 'TestimonialBrunoSantos.pm','<span style="font-style: italic;">[ more ]</span>' ]}</p>
184 <li>@{[ a_href 'http://www.amunra.co.uk/','Dave "AmunRa" Rigby' ]}
185 <p>Ok, I'm impressed (@{[ a_href 'http://www.amunra.co.uk/archives/000028.php','Captive Review' ]})</p>
186 <p>Linux software generally has a reputation for having some great, novell
187 ideas, but often lacking in the general 'spit and polish' - difficult to
188 install, unreliable, and so on. However the latest program I have tried out
189 - Captive, is a breath of fresh air - simple to install and set up, and It
190 Just WorksTM. And not only that, it's probably one of the most useful and
191 technically impressive projects I've seen in a long time ...</p>
192 <p><span style="font-style: italic;">[ snip ]</span></p>
195 <p>I commend you for this project. I am currently using this on my XP NTFS
196 partitions and I am impressed that I can actually move, edit, and remove files
197 and directories with no apparent ill effects. This is very nice indeed.</p>
198 <p>I initially was skeptical because it uses wine and parts of ReactOS
199 (I have messed with this OS a few times), but you have proved me wrong. I have
200 noticed no lag on my system. I do notice the initial mounting process does
201 take slightly longer than the Linux-NTFS project. But, once I'm past that, it's
202 quite transparent.</p>
203 <p><span style="font-style: italic;">[ technical question cut ]</span></p>
206 <p>Just wanted to drop you a note and say "Excellent work!"</p>
207 <p>I just installed captive and it worked as advertized right out of the
208 rpm. Thanks, I've been holding off recompiling my kernel until NTFS is
209 supported out of the box for Redhat. Now I don't have to bother.</p>
210 <p>Thanks again and keep up the great work.</p>
214 <h2 id="press">@{[ a_href 'Press.pm','Internet Press' ]}</h2>
219 <h1 id="notes">Installation Notes</h1>
220 <p>You should first run <b>captive-install-acquire</b> command to check your
221 available Microsoft Windows drivers versions. Now you can execute:</p>
225 # mkdir /mnt/dosc<br />
226 # mount -t captive-ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/dosc
233 <p>Any errors from '<b>captive-fuse</b>' are written to '<b>/var/log/messages</b>'.</p>
234 <p>Needed drivers (at least ntoskrnl.exe+ntfs.sys) must be in '<b>/var/lib/captive</b>'.</p>
235 <p>'<b>captive</b>' package creates '<b>captive</b>' user and '<b>captive</b>' group on your system.</p>
238 <h2>FUSE Kernel Driver Module</h2>
240 <p>@{[ a_href 'http://fuse.sourceforge.net/','FUSE' ]} (Filesystem in Userspace)
241 needs Linux kernel module driver (<i>fuse.ko</i>) compatible with your
242 running Linux kernel.</p>
244 <p>If you cannot <b>mount</b>(8) your NTFS filesystem you should check your
245 Linux kernel is based on version at least 2.6.14 where
246 @{[ a_href 'http://fuse.sourceforge.net/','FUSE' ]} got imported. You should
247 also check the module is enabled or even built-in.</p>
253 print rightimg <<"HERE",'reactos.png','ReactOS',"a_href"=>'http://www.reactos.com/';
254 <h2>The First Open Source MS-Windows Kernel API for Free OS</h2>
256 <p>Compatibility with the existing binary Microsoft Windows file system drivers has been
257 reached. Microsoft Windows kernel system components required by these drivers
258 were analyzed and successfully emulated in the GNU/Linux operating system.
259 The project brings the Microsoft Windows kernel emulation framework to support even
260 other types of Microsoft Windows drivers in the future.
261 The <span class="productname">@{[ a_href 'http://www.reactos.com/','ReactOS' ]}</span>
262 code base proved to be a big asset for this functionality.</p>
266 my @lists=qw(captive-announce-list captive-list captive-devel-list);
270 <h2 id="lists">Mailing Lists</h2>
272 <form action="@{[ uri_escaped(path_web "/Mailman.pm") ]}" @{[ form_method "post" ]}>
273 <table border="1" class="mailman" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;">
274 <tr>@{[ map('<th>'.$_.'@jankratochvil.net</th>',@lists) ]}</tr>
275 <tr><td>New version announcements<br />
276 (low traffic, recommended)</td>
277 <td>User support,<br />bug reports</td>
280 <tr>@{[ map({ "<td>".a_href($W->{"mailman_url"}."listinfo/$_",'Mailman Infopage')."</td>"; } @lists) ]}</tr>
281 <tr>@{[ map({ "<td>".a_href($W->{"pipermail_url"}."$_",'Archive')."</td>"; } @lists) ]}</tr>
283 map(('<td><input type="checkbox" name="list" value="'.$_.'"'
284 .($_ ne "captive-announce-list" ? '' : ' checked="checked"')
285 .' /> Subscribe?</td>'),@lists)
288 <table border="0" style="text-align: left;">
289 <tr><td>Email address: </td><td><input type="text" name="email" size="30" /></td></tr>
290 <tr><td>Your new Mailman password:</td><td><input type="password" name="pw" size="15" /></td></tr>
291 <tr><td>Reenter your password: </td><td><input type="password" name="pw-conf" size="15" /></td></tr>
294 <input type="hidden" name="back" value="/project/captive/#lists" />
295 <input type="submit" name="email-button" value="Subscribe me" />
304 <h1 id="seealso">See Also</h1>
306 <li>@{[ a_href 'Preview.pm','Technology Preview' ]}</li>
307 <li>@{[ a_href 'CVS.pm','Download Sources, CVS Repository' ]}</li>
308 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/','Developer Documentation' ]}; highlights:<ul>
309 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/About.pm#versions','Microsoft Windows Versions Compatibility' ]}</li>
310 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/Architecture.pm#law','Laws and Licensing Conditions' ]}</li>
311 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/Details.pm#sandbox','Sandboxing of W32 Filesystem' ]}</li>
312 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/TODO.pm#todo_fsck','TODO: Fsck of NTFS' ]}</li>
313 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/Related.pm#LinuxNTFScompet','Related Projects - Linux NTFS' ]}</li>
314 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/Related.pm#vmware','Related Projects - VMware Workstation' ]}</li>
315 <li>@{[ a_href 'doc/LinuxNTFS.pm',"Re: 7.7 Can't we write a wrapper for Windows' driver?" ]}</li>
317 <li>@{[ a_href $W->{"project_viewcvs"}.'/*checkout*/captive/TODO?rev=HEAD','Known Bugs' ]}</li>
322 'captive'=>[7,'Microsoft Windows NT kernel emulation for NTFS disk access'],
323 'mount.captive'=>[8,'mount(8) interface for NTFS disk access'],
324 'captive-cmdline'=>[1,'Command-line client for captive(7) NTFS disk access'],
325 ### 'captive-sandbox-server'=>[1,'Security+safety wrapper for NTFS disk access'],
326 'captive-install-acquire'=>[1,'Find MS Windows XP driver files for NTFS'],
327 ### 'captive-install-fstab'=>[1,'Manage captive-ntfs /etc/fstab entries'],
331 my $file=shift @mans;
332 my($section,$name)=@{shift @mans};
333 push @r,"<li>".a_href("man/$file.pod.html",$file)."($section) - $name</li>\n";
339 <li>@{[ a_href 'Resources.pm','Related Pages' ]}</li>
340 <li>@{[ a_href 'Thanks.pm','Thanks' ]}</li>