Fedora Core 2 instalation

[Scott Talbot]

On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 07:38, Matt Upton wrote:
> I’m installing Fedora Core 2 on a Dell emachines computer and want to
> partition the hard drive for 2 operating systems (Linux Fedora Core 2
> and Windows XP).  Now my processor is AMD64.  My Windows partition is
> of type NTFS, can I still read and write to Windows from Linux Fedora
> Core 2 or do I have to change the Windows partition type, or should I
> maybe make 3 partitions and re-install Windows XP in a different
> partition type VFAT or something.  
> 
> I’m using Partition Magic 8.0 to partition my hard drive and for the
> dual boot.
> 
> Please help, thanks,
> 
> Matt Upton
	Matt:

	Working with NTFS is problematic at best RedHat has not supported it,
so at the very least it means having to find solutions elsewhere, many
(all?) solutions require a re-compile of your kernel, which will need to
be done everytime you get a new kernel and also waiting for someone to
provide the module to allow you to do it.

	Personally, I find it much better to shrink the NTFS, and get a good
size FAT partition for both OS's to share, especially for things like
mp3s which you will want to use from either OS.

Scott