this explains why you always need to build the latest kernel when you buy a new dell,
except if you do redhat or novell, and why sometimes the latest knoppix just works
when all the other distos fail you -- knoppix usually has the latest kernel
The NTFS-3G driver is an open source, freely available read/write NTFS driver for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, NetBSD, and Haiku. It provides safe and fast handling of the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 and Windows Vista file systems. Most POSIX file system operations are supported, with the exception of full file ownership and access right support.