On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:46:28 +1200 Roger Searle wrote: > Nick Rout wrote: > > On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:17:46 +1200 > > Rik Tindall wrote: > > > > > >> Which requires FAT32 as the guaranteed safe format to share read/write > >> capability, on that shared storage partition, from both Windows & > >> GNU/Linux. > >> > >> Cheers > >> > > > > or ext2 / ext3 > > > I would recommend, for ease of use for someone near the bottom of the > learning curve, to use FAT32 as it will just work without further work > from either windows or linux. Definitely (again because it's the > easiest way) you want to create this partition PRIOR to installing your > choice of linux distribution. Though having said that, if you have > already got linux installed, is pretty easy to get it to see the > partition if you create it afterwards. > > Roger
Except that requires a further partition. My solution doesn't require anything other than a linux partition (with ext2/ext3) and a windows partition (plus swap if desired). It doesn't require any forethought, if you didn't leave room for the extra partition it doesn't matter. And you can access all your linux files from within windows. This has the advantage for the common newbie who cannot get his modem to work in linux and therefore has trouble getting his error messages, config files and log files into his windows mail client to send to the list. Having said that, both solutions are valid. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
