darkop16
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hey,
ok i know there are tons of articles on how to create a dual boot system, and i have probably read half of them in a span of one night. Least to say im very tired now .
Anyways after reading all those articles i still havn't figured out how i can set up the partitions so i can access the data i want to share between both OSes. I know that a FAT32 partition between the XP partition and the Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty) will allow me to share the data, but i read in one of the articles that any files bigger then 4gb does not work on a FAT32 setup. I download a lot of dvd ISOs that are usually between 4-8gb big. So the FAT32 setup is a no go.
Next i found a program (ext2IFS) that will allow windows to access ext2/3 data, but how far functionality wise does this access go? Could i still mount a iso image from a ext3 partition into windows using daemon tools and watch the dvd using vlc player or media player classic? Could i also watch other video files (i dl TV show rips every now and then too) using vlc player or media player classic through this ext2IFS when the file is on the ext3 partition? This setup sounds like the best unless ext2IFS has limited functionality for windows.
The last setup i can think of is a NTFS shared partition since Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty) has NFTS read/write functionality, but a couple of articles said its not 100% effective.
All in all i am really excited about trying out linux. I finally got enough money to build another computer (christmas is awesome ) and will have a computer to work off of in case i screw up on my old computer with a dual boot setup. I don't want the old computer to blow up or anything though . Im just saying i will have another computer to use in case this little dual boot project takes a month to finally get to work.
XP pro is still installed on the other computer but i pulled all the data i want to keep and put it on my new computer, so if i screw up and lose all the data on the old computer then w/e, its just old game saves and halo 2 montages now .
So the computer im going to set this dual boot up on has 2 WD 250gb sata2 HDD in raid 0 for its main drive. There are no other drives. I came up with two partition setups that i think might work:
FIRST:
20gb NTFS for XP
30gb NTFS for Game installs (i play WiC and both SupCom games right now and plan to add SC 2 when it comes out)
400gb ext3 for shared data (mostly will be dvd iso's, mp3s, and avi/mpg files..using the ext2IFS for windows access)
48gb ext3 for ubuntu 7.10 (gusty)
2gb ext3 for the SWAP
SECOND:
20gb NTFS for XP
30gb NTFS for Game installs
400gb NTFS for shared data (hoping ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty) can read/write in this format ok)
48gb ext3 for ubuntu 7.10 (gusty)
2gb ext3 for the SWAP
The comptuer specs are:
asus p5b-deluxe/wifi
e6600 @ 3.2ghz
2x1gb g skill HZ's
evga 8800gts stock
2 x WD 250gb SATA2 HDDs in raid 0
2 x SONY DVD-RW (going to replace as soon as i get the chance...giving me problems as far as burning goes)
XP pro SP2 (has the whole drive to itself right now but i am prepared to wipe the drive completely for the new partition setup)
My goal is eventually to use XP just for games and ubuntu for everything else, but this is my first time using linux so the shared data partition needs to work for both OSes in case i can't figure out how to get a file to run on Ubuntu.
Thanks for the help and sorry for the long post, but i had too many questions the dual boot articles just did not answer and that were too long to expect google to find for me without shifting through thousands of hits.
darkop16
ok i know there are tons of articles on how to create a dual boot system, and i have probably read half of them in a span of one night. Least to say im very tired now .
Anyways after reading all those articles i still havn't figured out how i can set up the partitions so i can access the data i want to share between both OSes. I know that a FAT32 partition between the XP partition and the Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty) will allow me to share the data, but i read in one of the articles that any files bigger then 4gb does not work on a FAT32 setup. I download a lot of dvd ISOs that are usually between 4-8gb big. So the FAT32 setup is a no go.
Next i found a program (ext2IFS) that will allow windows to access ext2/3 data, but how far functionality wise does this access go? Could i still mount a iso image from a ext3 partition into windows using daemon tools and watch the dvd using vlc player or media player classic? Could i also watch other video files (i dl TV show rips every now and then too) using vlc player or media player classic through this ext2IFS when the file is on the ext3 partition? This setup sounds like the best unless ext2IFS has limited functionality for windows.
The last setup i can think of is a NTFS shared partition since Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty) has NFTS read/write functionality, but a couple of articles said its not 100% effective.
All in all i am really excited about trying out linux. I finally got enough money to build another computer (christmas is awesome ) and will have a computer to work off of in case i screw up on my old computer with a dual boot setup. I don't want the old computer to blow up or anything though . Im just saying i will have another computer to use in case this little dual boot project takes a month to finally get to work.
XP pro is still installed on the other computer but i pulled all the data i want to keep and put it on my new computer, so if i screw up and lose all the data on the old computer then w/e, its just old game saves and halo 2 montages now .
So the computer im going to set this dual boot up on has 2 WD 250gb sata2 HDD in raid 0 for its main drive. There are no other drives. I came up with two partition setups that i think might work:
FIRST:
20gb NTFS for XP
30gb NTFS for Game installs (i play WiC and both SupCom games right now and plan to add SC 2 when it comes out)
400gb ext3 for shared data (mostly will be dvd iso's, mp3s, and avi/mpg files..using the ext2IFS for windows access)
48gb ext3 for ubuntu 7.10 (gusty)
2gb ext3 for the SWAP
SECOND:
20gb NTFS for XP
30gb NTFS for Game installs
400gb NTFS for shared data (hoping ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty) can read/write in this format ok)
48gb ext3 for ubuntu 7.10 (gusty)
2gb ext3 for the SWAP
The comptuer specs are:
asus p5b-deluxe/wifi
e6600 @ 3.2ghz
2x1gb g skill HZ's
evga 8800gts stock
2 x WD 250gb SATA2 HDDs in raid 0
2 x SONY DVD-RW (going to replace as soon as i get the chance...giving me problems as far as burning goes)
XP pro SP2 (has the whole drive to itself right now but i am prepared to wipe the drive completely for the new partition setup)
My goal is eventually to use XP just for games and ubuntu for everything else, but this is my first time using linux so the shared data partition needs to work for both OSes in case i can't figure out how to get a file to run on Ubuntu.
Thanks for the help and sorry for the long post, but i had too many questions the dual boot articles just did not answer and that were too long to expect google to find for me without shifting through thousands of hits.
darkop16