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Open source ext3/4 file system driver for Windows (2K/XP/WIN7/WIN8)

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Ext2Fsd 0.69 released !

with 35 comments

WARNINGS:

    Don't use Ext2Fsd 0.68 or earlier versions with latest Ubuntu or
    Debian systems. Ext2Fsd 0.68 cannot process EXT4 with 64-BIT mode
    enabled, then it could corrupt your data. Very sorry for this
    disaster issue, I'm working on an improvement.
Features implemented and bugfix:
    1, FIXME: superblock corruption of EXT4 volumes with 64BIT mode enabled 
    2, FIXME: possible corruption by race conditions in buffer-head reapering
    3, FIXME: possible deadlock issues (when flushing) caused by BCB locks
    4, FIXME: miscellaneous minor updates of Ext2Fsd code base
Supported Ext3/4 features:
    1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size
    2, dir_index:    htree directory index
    3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry
    4, large_file:   > 4G files supported
    5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
    6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum
    7, extent:       full support with extending and shrinking.
    8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
    9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group
   10, symlink and hardlink
   11, Mount-as-user: specified uid/gid supported
Unsupported Ext3/4 features:
  1, 64BIT mode (to support 2^64 blocks)
  2, journal: log-based operations, external journal
  3, EA (extended attributes), ACL support

Features to be implemented in next release:
   1, Extents management improvement
   2, EA and ACL security checking
Files descriptions:
Ext2Fsd-0.69.exe:    Setup wizard for Windows systems (win2k, Winxp, 
                     Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10, Server 2003/2008/2012)
Ext2Fsd-0.69.7z:     Batch setup package in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.69.zip:    Batch setup package in zip

Download link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/files/Ext2fsd/0.69/
Files checksum:
C:\Works\Ext2fsd\0.69>sha1sum Ext2Fsd-0.69*
00d1d616ee5365c6554043d2e2967a93c8f8722c *Ext2Fsd-0.69.7z
f6362b88470241c5bb209c10704bb5f46720a897 *Ext2Fsd-0.69.zip
5adaf3d830a904dc60adb1a6594f68cc0197f791 *Ext2Fsd-0.69.exe

WARNINGS:
    The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,
    since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it
    on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and
    use it at your own risk!
Matt <mattwu@163.com>
https://www.ext2fsd.com

Written by Matt

November 2nd, 2017 at 6:47 pm

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Ext2Fsd 0.63 was released !

with 15 comments

Features implemented or bugfix since V0.62:

 Features:
     1, Symlink (ReparsePoint) support implemented by ngkaho1234. See his
        repository for more details: http://github.com/ngkaho1234/Ext3Fsd.git
     2, Hard links support implemented
     3, Win10 TH2 drive letter assignment supported
     4, Case-insensitive-search supported (caused by dentry hash)
     5, Peformance improvements for metadata operations

 Bugs fixed:
     1, BSOD when trying to format or dismount EXT4 volumes
     2, invalid extent content for newly created inodes
     3, Possible data corruption (zero data) under high pressure (WDK building)
     4, Splash screen of Ext2Mgr removed
Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.63:
    1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size
    2, dir_index:    htree directory index
    3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry
    4, large_file:   > 4G files supported
    5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
    6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum
    7, extent:       full support with extending and shrinking.
    8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
    9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group
  10, symlink and hardlink
Unsupported Ext3/4 features:
    1, journal: log-based operations, external journal
    2, EA (extended attributes), ACL support
Features to be implemented in next release:
   1, mounted as given user: privilege checking with given uid & gid
   2, EA and ACL security checking
Files descriptions:
Ext2Fsd-0.63.exe:       setup wizard for Windows systems (Win2k, Winxp,
                        Vista, Win7, Win8, Server 2003, Server 2008/R2)
Ext2Fsd-0.63.7z:        Batch setup package in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.63.zip:       Batch setup package in zip

Download link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/files/Ext2fsd/0.63/
Files checksum:
C:\Works\Ext2fsd\0.63>sha1sum Ext2Fsd-0.63*
fba65fdaa84a798390abb90c997a80417aeacfce *Ext2Fsd-0.63.7z
e4f6971c67d7307dd2aa6793dcefaba1b30c847e *Ext2Fsd-0.63.exe
55cced23064ed60bd54749bf14c2bf3db5c42968 *Ext2Fsd-0.63.zip
WARNINGS:
    The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,
    since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it
    on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and
    use it at your own risk!
Matt <mattwu@163.com>
https://www.ext2fsd.com

Written by Matt

March 13th, 2016 at 6:50 pm

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Ext2Fsd 0.61 was released !

with 3 comments

Features implemented or bugfix since V0.53:
    1, Ext4 extent writing support (developed by ngkaho1234 @ gmail.com)
       See his repository for more details:
       http://github.com/ngkaho1234/Ext3Fsd.git
    2, Size manipulation and i/o path revised for support of indirect and
       extent-based mappings
    3, 16T volume supported (tested and confirmed with 4T volume)
       Version 0.53 and previous versions only support up to 2T volume
       ticket: https://sourceforge.net/p/ext2fsd/bugs/134/
    4, Deletion acceleration: truncation optimized for indirect-based files
    5, Size-expanding disabled in IRP_MJ_CREATE for better performance.
       Windows sometimes would truncate file size back to 0
    6, Support Volume exclusive-open for e2fsprogs utils. Any attempts
       will be denied while EXT4 volume is being checked (e2fsck).
    7, FIXME:  Possible zero-content returned (requesting data from file tail)
    8, FIXME:  File ByteOffset updated for FO_SYNCHRONOUS_IO open (async i/o)
       ticket: https://sourceforge.net/p/ext2fsd/bugs/133/
    9, FIXME:  don't do byte or range round up for paging i/o requests
       ticket: https://sourceforge.net/p/ext2fsd/bugs/129/
   10, FIXME:  occasional block bitmap difference issue, cased by checksum
               caculation in uninit_bg group initializing
   11, e2fsprogs utils for Windows (e2fsck, mke2fs, tune2fs, debugfs) included
       [the followings are change-logs made upon V0.60]
   12, FIXME: Ext4 unwritten-extent supported to avoid possible data corruption
              MSB of ee_len field of unwritten extent is used as only a flag. It
              was mistakenly treated as extent length (block numbers) in V0.60
   13, FIXME: Manually clear file to zero for indirect-block file that is newly
              created but not yet written
   14, Renaming supported: with names only diffs in lower or upper cases
   15, I/o path revised to correctly handle ValidDataLength & unwritten holes

Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.61:
    1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size
    2, dir_index:    htree directory index
    3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry
    4, large_file:   > 4G files supported
    5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
    6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum
    7, extent:       full support with extending and shrinking.
    8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
    9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group
Unsupported Ext3/4 features:
    1, journal: log-based operations, external journal
    2, EA (extended attributes), ACL support
    3, symlink creation
Features to be implemented in next release:
    1, Reparse point support (hardlink, symbolic link etc)
    2, mounted as given user: privilege checking with given uid & gid
Files descriptions:
Ext2Fsd-0.61.exe:       setup wizard for Windows systems (Win2k, Winxp,
                        Vista, Win7, Win8, Server 2003, Server 2008/R2)
Ext2Fsd-0.61.7z:        Batch setup package in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.61.zip:       Batch setup package in zip
Ext2Fsd-0.61.src.7z:    Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.61.src.zip:   Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in zip
Download link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/files/Ext2fsd/0.61/
Files checksum:
C:\Works\Ext2fsd\0.61>sha1sum Ext2Fsd-0.61*
0f3d414fe46e47cd42d70cbfaa3954fd5b2820ea *Ext2Fsd-0.61.7z
3f3fee95c236dd91633fe38098bbc066876361bf *Ext2Fsd-0.61.exe
1ea722291760785bd214894e6e1367eb57e974fe *Ext2Fsd-0.61.src.7z
ae86a0816895406db5bf902eb74cc4be5ea2c2eb *Ext2Fsd-0.61.src.zip
161b69516ff0cfef700c6236a5d016e38eaf6228 *Ext2Fsd-0.61.zip
WARNINGS:
 
    The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,
    since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it
    on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and
    use it at your own risk!
Matt <mattwu@163.com>
https://www.ext2fsd.com

Written by Matt

June 9th, 2015 at 1:06 am

Posted in Ext2Fsd,News

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