Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:09:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: martinkov@pobox.sk (martinko) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sharing data files on a dual-boot machine ... Message-ID: <200509271309.j8RD9TNv005943@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <43392527.5040406@pobox.sk>
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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. :) 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 > <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" >
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