ppmoore;229683 Wrote: > > > I intend to rip my CDs on Windows and then transfer the files to the > Linux box. If the hard disk on the Linux box is formatted as Ext3 or > Reizer, will I be able to copy and drop the music files directly across > to the Linux box. That is, will Windows be able to have a view on the > Linux partitions? Sorry, I don't know much about Windows/Linux > interworking. > > Alternatively, could I use backuppc to automatically copy the ripped > music files across to the Linux box, and have them immediately > accessible by SlimServer running on the Linux box? > > Thanks again, > Paul
Paul, If you use samba on the linux machine your windows PC will see it just like any other windows share. So you can tell your ripping software to put the files directly onto the linux machine. No extra transfer required. Works like a charm. Just tell slimserver to do a rescan and your done. Cheers, Matt. -- SlowBart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SlowBart's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13208 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38646 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
