On Monday 01 January 2007 22:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > David Merrick wrote: > > I normally make the Windows > > partition the largest because Linux will be able to see and use that > > space, but Windows will not be able to see or use the Linux > > partition. > > > > Good luck, > > Michael. > > Sound advice down to there. However linux will not be able to write to > the windows partition unless you make it FAT, which is a mistake from > what i understand with any modern version of windows. > > However windows will access ext2/3 partitions thanks to the drivers > available from http://www.fs-driver.org/ > > So on that basis, put your data on an ext3 and both windows and linux > can write to it. > > This extends as far as XP, I have no knowledge of vista and ext2/3 > writing.
I suggest that a third fat32 partition be created which both os's can access. Phil. -- Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand +64 3 488 2818 Fax +64 3 488 2875 Mobile 027 663 4453 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - personal. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - business I sell GNU/Linux & GNU/Hurd CDs & DVDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
