Re: dual boot system sharing data - suggestions please
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 03:30:07PM -0800, developer@wexwarez.com wrote:
> > developer@wexwarez.com wrote:
> >
> >>I just got me a new laptop the dell inspiron 8600 with a 60gig harddrive.
> >>I would like to set up a dual boot system on the one harddrive. The
> >> catch
> >>is I was thinking it would be nice if my linux system could see my
> >> windows
> >>documents and likewise. So to start with if I was going with a regular
> >>dual boot I would want lilo on a mbr and a ext3 partition and a ntfs
> >>partition. Right?
> >>
> >>Now what is the best way to share data my guess is I would need a fat32
> >>partition both can read that right? WOuld the best way to go be to add
> >>that in addition to the two other partitions and put shared data on this
> >>partition or would it make sense to just put my windows system on fat32?
> >>
> >>Or is there another option?
> >>
> >>-thanks ryan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > I have something similar. I have four partitions.
> >
> > 1 - ext3 (debian)
> > 1 - ntfs (Windows XP)
> > 1- vfat/fat32 (shared docs, images, etc)
> > 1 - swap
> >
> >
> > The vfat partition is visible and accessible from both debian and
> > Windows XP.
> >
> >
> > This has worked great for me.
> >
> >
> > Russ
> >
> >
> Thanks for the reply. Now is there any reason not to just load windows on
> the vfat partition? Is it slower?
IIRC NTFS is journaled, also has ACLs. In theory its more secure and safer
than vfat.
Brian
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