Re: [Sheflug] Writable XP Partitions

[Simon Instone <simon [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 08:43, Marcus Hanwell wrote:
> I think the 4GB problem is related to a limitation of FAT32 - although I
> thought the Win98 on could format FatX or whatever it was up to about
> 20GB. I can't remember the exact numbers right now though.

I'm aware of the old problem with FAT32 partitions but, at least on
Windows, it's no longer a problem.  Perhaps Linux still has the problem?

> You can write to NTFS partitions from Linux, but it is extremely
> experimental and from what I can tell you should not expect to have a
> reliable NTFS partition if you write to it from Linux. This is why most
> kernels don't have write support for NTFS built in. You best bet is some
> kind of FAT32 partition, but it's been such a long time since I bothered
> with them.

It's strange that Mandrake 9.1 used the partition perfectly and 9.2
doesn't even look like it supports it!

> Really NTFS should only ever be used as read only. I actually use a
> flash memory stick as shared storage space, formatted as FAT32 and it
> allows sharing of all I wish to share.

I'm afraid I don't think I'll be able to get memory sticks of 5Gb and if
I can, I don't think I can afford it at the moment. :-)
The 5Gb is needed cause I can't cut DVD's in Linux, I have to use
Windows.

I could probably get away with having a 4Gb FAT32 partition, but, I'm a
bit wary about buggering about with partitions on the same drive as my
Linux. If I did that I'll have to create more than one 4Gb shared
partition with Windows which will renumber my Linux partitions. I can't
afford the time it will take to get all my data back if I bugger Linux
up!

Simon




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