[TriLUG] file formats

[Brian Henning]

There are ext3 drivers for Windows, though I'm not sure if they're any 
better at writing than Linux's NTFS modules..

~B

jason watts wrote:
> ok, the setup i am working to build
> 
> i have a 160 gig hd
> 
> i plan on shrinking windows xp down to 40 gigs
> then installing linux to another 40 gig section.
> 
> the other 80 gig, i want to format so that it can be read by both 
> windows and linux.
> 
> i know ntfs is out, linux isnt so good at reading it.
> i know fat16/32 are both useable by windows and linux.
> 
> is there any other format i should consider useing that can be read by 
> both win and linux?
> 
> reason for this is i plan to use the 80 gig section to "pass" video's 
> back and forth between they two. im expecting files to be between 1 and 
> 2 gig. (maybe smaller? not sure, dont have the files yet to know)
> 
> 

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