[ILUG] Dual Boot / Partitions question

[Vincent Cunniffe]

Justin MacCarthy wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Dual NT/Linux boot on my laptop. I want to create a space with both
> OpSystems can see. I have 100mb mount under linux (/storemount) which should
> do the trick. What is the best way to make this accessible to both
> OpSystems?  NT is using NTFS.

Linux can read NTFS, and even write it, but it's slightly flaky and I 
wouldn't use it when there's a simpler alternative available : fat32.

Create a separate partition under NT, format it as fat32 instead of 
NTFS, and make sure you have support for it compiled into your Linux
kernel.

Problem solved : you'll see this area as a separate drive under NT and
can mount it easily into your Linux filesystem.

Regards,

Vin