Some installfest issues

[Scott Prive]

Windows can not read ext2, at least not without a third party add-on.

I used to use a FAT32 partition, which both Windows and Linux *can*
read/write onto.


Actually, there *IS* a commercial ext2/3 filesystem plugin for Windows
and Windows NT. It was like $60, and I forget who make it (try Google if
you are curious).

Also, there is also a "free software" ext2 VDX for Windows 95/98. I
forgot where I saw that project, but I remember at that time the author
said it was no longer maintained, so it's not a useful option for most
folks.

-Scott


-----Original Message-----
From: John Abreau [mailto:jabr at blu.org]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:03 PM
To: Matthew J. Brodeur
Cc: BLU Discuss List
Subject: Re: Some installfest issues 


A couple other alternatives:

1. Since Windows can read ext2 and Linux can read ntfs, you could always
just copy the files back and forth between the two; or

2. you could put the shared storage on another system that acts as both
an NFS server and a Samba server. You can also make the same file tree
accessible via http, ftp, rsync, gopher, appleshare, netware, etc.


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