Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:55:35 +0200 From: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sharing data files on a dual-boot machine ... Message-ID: <43392527.5040406@pobox.sk> In-Reply-To: <5730154705092613437b02023b@mail.gmail.com> References: <433852A8.10900@gish.demon.nl> <5730154705092613437b02023b@mail.gmail.com>
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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. :) 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.
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