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byrngru
11-05-2004, 10:06 PM
Hi all-

Relative newbie anyway, I've installed linux a few times before, but not in many years.

I have an 80gig HD using XP and NTFS. I have another 20 gig that I want to install SUSE 9.1 pro and have the rest for filespace to be read/write by both XP and linux.

Does it make sense for me to partition the 20 gig into 2 partitions for my purposes, one for the suse install and another to be FAT32 to be read/write for both linux and XP? I guess my real question is: once I install the linux os, should i reserve space on that partition for anything else, or can most new things i would want to install to run in linux work from the FAT32 partition?

Or am I asking the wrong question entirely? :)

Thanks in advance!
gehidore
11-06-2004, 03:10 AM
Originally posted by byrngru
Hi all-

Relative newbie anyway, I've installed linux a few times before, but not in many years.

I have an 80gig HD using XP and NTFS. I have another 20 gig that I want to install SUSE 9.1 pro and have the rest for filespace to be read/write by both XP and linux.

Does it make sense for me to partition the 20 gig into 2 partitions for my purposes, one for the suse install and another to be FAT32 to be read/write for both linux and XP? I guess my real question is: once I install the linux os, should i reserve space on that partition for anything else, or can most new things i would want to install to run in linux work from the FAT32 partition?

Or am I asking the wrong question entirely? :)

Thanks in advance!

It might be the time, but I don't understand what you're asking.
infiniphunk
11-06-2004, 04:13 AM
Here is a suggestion. Use your 20 GB disc as your master HDD; put Linux and XP both on that one as dual-boot. Then split your 80-Gig into 2 partitions; one NTFS and the other as EXT3 or reiserfs for data storage. Back up all your important files first and don't be afraid to experiment!
deathadder
11-06-2004, 06:48 AM
Instead of splitting your 80 gig in two, you could create one 80 gig FAT32 partition. Works just fine for my drive.
gehidore
11-06-2004, 04:14 PM
Originally posted by deathadder
Instead of splitting your 80 gig in two, you could create one 80 gig FAT32 partition. Works just fine for my drive.

I have never had problems with FAT32, but I will not ever use NTFS again. (even on client machines) Never had it last more than a couple of months.