Title: Re: Fedora Core 2 instillation
Thanks guys, so what your saying is the best solution is to set up Fedora Core 2 as a FAT32 partition type and then set up another FAT32 partition type to store data in so I can read between Linux and Windows XP instead of re-installing Windows under FAT32. That would work? Or is there a way to change my partition type in Windows without re-installation? I already have all the network stuff set up and don’t want to mess with all that again.
Also, do I create the partition as Logical or Primary or does it not matter? Thanks again,
Matt
On 8/27/04 10:53 AM, "Scott Talbot" <talbotscott@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 07:38, Matt Upton wrote:
>> I’m installing Fedora Core 2 on a Dell emachines computer and want to
>> partition the hard drive for 2 operating systems (Linux Fedora Core 2
>> and Windows XP). Now my processor is AMD64. My Windows partition is
>> of type NTFS, can I still read and write to Windows from Linux Fedora
>> Core 2 or do I have to change the Windows partition type, or should I
>> maybe make 3 partitions and re-install Windows XP in a different
>> partition type VFAT or something.
>>
>> I’m using Partition Magic 8.0 to partition my hard drive and for the
>> dual boot.
>>
>> Please help, thanks,
>>
>> Matt Upton
> Matt:
>
> Working with NTFS is problematic at best RedHat has not supported it,
> so at the very least it means having to find solutions elsewhere, many
> (all?) solutions require a re-compile of your kernel, which will need to
> be done everytime you get a new kernel and also waiting for someone to
> provide the module to allow you to do it.
>
> Personally, I find it much better to shrink the NTFS, and get a good
> size FAT partition for both OS's to share, especially for things like
> mp3s which you will want to use from either OS.
>
> Scott
>
