From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 27 13:09:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3E3616A41F for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:09:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D53543D48 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:09:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2) with ESMTP id j8RD9TBn005944; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:09:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2/Submit) id j8RD9TNv005943; Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:09:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200509271309.j8RD9TNv005943@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: martinkov@pobox.sk (martinko) Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:09:29 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <43392527.5040406@pobox.sk> X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sharing data files on a dual-boot machine ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:09:32 -0000 > > John Hoover wrote: > > On 9/26/05, Kiffin Gish wrote: > > > >>I have a dual-boot laptop running on the one hand Windows XP (sorry) and > >>on the other hand good old FreeBSD. > >> > >>My question: is it possible to exchange data files between both both > >>operaing systems in an easy and efficient way? > > > > > > > > I don't know if it would be considered the most efficient, but I've got my > > Sony GRT100 set up this way. It has worked out well so far. > > > > Three partitions > > 25GB NTFS (MS XP) > > 3GB FAT32 (Data sharing) > > 12GB BSD (FreeBSD) > > > > I'm using FreeBSD's boot manager for selecting the boot partition at > > startup. > > Best I remember I installed the above by > > 1) using FreeBSD to partition and install on ad0s3 > > 2) install XP on first partition, format FAT32 partition within XP > > (admin tools -> computer management -> disk management) > > 3) reinstall FreeBSD, installing FreeBSD boot manager > > > > You could add an entry to /etc/fstabs to mount the FAT32 partition on > > startup, > > I just mounted it by hand if I needed it. > > > > John. > > ------------------------------------- > > John F Hoover > > johnfhoover@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > you don't even need to use fbsd's boot manager. i mean, it works, but it > doesn't look very well, does it. :) It works very well. It does exactly what it is designed to do and does it without crashing or skrewing up. It is not loaded down with a bunch of glitzy features, if that is what you want. But, it works well. ////jerry > i prefer either grub or native windows nt/2k/xp boot manager. to use the > latter, you need something like BootPart > to help you load fbsd's boot > record/sector. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >