mherger Wrote: > Hi Hakan > > > I've got this semi-old computer that I would like to try together > with > > the SlimCD (I'm totally new with SlimCD AND Linux). I would like to > > know a few things: > > - I guess that I should clear my hard drive, but how should I format > > it? FAT? NTFS? Or from inside SlimCD? > > SlimCD is a so called "Live CD" - it won't touch your existing system. > > Just boot your machine from the cd. > > BUT as ntfs access in Linux is still experimental, you won't be able to > > access any music collection stored on a ntfs formatted disk using > SlimCD. > If you want to be able to access a music collection from both Windows > and > Linux (SlimCD) it's best to format it using Fat32. If you decide to > rely > completely on Linux, then ext3 would be the best choice. > > > Michael > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Help translate SlimServer by using the > StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/)
So if I'm not going to use this computer for anything else, I should format the hard drive with ext3? Do I do that from the SlimCD? Would you recommend that I partition the hard drive in any way. And by the way - thanks for your work! You and all the others here do a fantastic work! -- TCM Quiet Brain! Or I'll Stab You With A Q-Tip http://www.last.fm/user/ThisCharmingMan/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TCM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=702 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19679 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
