:-) No Matt What we're trying to say is to install your winxp in fat32, or get another partition for datas, mp3 on fat32. Linux can't work in fat32 type fs. If i remember correctly partition magic can convert your ntfs partition to fat32... but i may be wrong so it's best the check the documentation for partition magic It doesn't really matter if your partition is on Primary or Logical. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Upton <matt2@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:25:16 -0400 Subject: Re: Fedora Core 2 instillation To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Stubborn http://www.detest.org/ http://www.coldlostsick.net/
