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    quick linux/vista partition question

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by atyrrell, Jul 20, 2007.

  1. atyrrell

    atyrrell Notebook Consultant

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    When I partition my new hd for vista and linux, does that mean all my music will have to be on the hd twice to be accessed by each os?
     
    atyrrell, Jul 20, 2007
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    Ethyriel Notebook Deity

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    Unfortunately, the only reliable way right now is to keep it on your Windows partition and install ntfs-3g in Linux to mount that partition. Ext2/3 drivers are out there, but don't work with Vista yet. Ext2fsd can work under Vista, but the program needed to setup certificates doesn't seem to be working for me. Even worse, XFS drivers for Windows have been completely neglected recently. I'm not sure about ReiserFS, but that's because I don't care :) I've had bad issues with Reiser in the past.
     
    Ethyriel, Jul 20, 2007
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    yin Notebook Consultant

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    I'm a total newbie at Linux, but I used the Add/Remove option and searched for ntfs. I installed the NTFS Configuration Tool (should be the only hit for that search query). And after install, I went to the Applications menu -> System Tools -> NTFS Configuration Tool. And then it was a matter of deciding how much support I wanted :)
     
    yin, Jul 21, 2007
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    sc30317 Notebook Guru

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    When I partition a hard drive, I make 4 partitions:

    1) Windows
    2) Linux
    3) Swap
    4) Media

    For the Media partition, I will create a FAT32 Partition or a NTFS partition, depending on what my aim is. FAT32 is great, but you can only have file sizes upto 2GB. If you have files >2GB, then make an NTFS partition and use NTFS-3G to be able to read the HD from both. This is also good b/c if you want to reinstall windows/linux on the computer, you will not loose the media partition
     
    sc30317, Jul 22, 2007
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