Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:27:56 +0200 From: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sharing data files on a dual-boot machine ... Message-ID: <433948DC.9010804@pobox.sk> In-Reply-To: <200509271309.j8RD9TNv005943@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <43392527.5040406@pobox.sk> <200509271309.j8RD9TNv005943@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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Jerry McAllister wrote: >>John Hoover wrote: >> >>>On 9/26/05, Kiffin Gish <kiffin@gish.demon.nl> 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 agree. i was referring to its look, though. no flame. m:) > >>i prefer either grub or native windows nt/2k/xp boot manager. to use the >>latter, you need something like BootPart >><http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm>; 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" >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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