writable file system for windows

[Irvin Piraman]

Here's my setup:

I have two HDDs (40 GB + 30 GB). 40 GB is split in two NTFS for WinXP
system files and FAT32 for my data files. FreeBSD is installed on the
other hdd. This allows me to create a
a back-up of my data files on my FreeBSD partition and have r/w access
to the FAT32 on the other drive.

HTH


On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:55:04 -0600, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.
<kdk at daleco.biz> wrote:
> Kevin Smith wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi--  My question is really directed at which type of file system I
> > should
> > choose for the shared area (bsd/windows) when I do the partitioning,
> > rather than access.  I seem to be able to mount NTFS partitions and
> > read them, but my understanding is that they are unsafe to write to
> > from bsd.  At least on Linux this is the case.  I want to be able to
> > write
> > files from bsd and read them in windows.  The ext2fs system seems like
> > one way, but I was hoping that I could use a native windows/dos file
> > system
> > that would not require any special mounting on the windows side.
> >
> > -K
> >
> >
> > Olivier Gautherot wrote:
> >
> >> If you have no restrictions regarding ACL, this is the quickest way
> >> to do so.
> >>
> >> You can also create an ext2fs file system, that can be mounted
> >> read-only under Windows using Cygwin ;-)
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>    Olivier
> >
> 
> Kevin,
> 
> I don't *think*, (but am having a little trouble verifying) that
> mount_msdosfs(8) will have any trouble with FAT 32; I know
> I've read 'em; can't remember whether I had to write 'em or
> not (I stick 'em in a FBSD box to backup before "flattening"
> winboxen).  I am sure FAT (FAT16?) would be OK.  Maybe
> Olivier or someone else can say.
> 
> [ BTW, I think he was simply giving options, not suggesting
> that ext2fs would be the best way. ]
> 
> I did a small bit of perusal of the CVS commit logs and
> the source for the mount utilities in question, but it's a
> good bit over my head --- I can't determine (other than
> reading the manpage) exactly how dangerous it would be,
> (heck, I've not even figured out exactly how they do it *at all*)
> but I agree that it seems risky to try it with NTFS based
> on what we can see.  Is there any way to try it as FAT32?
> Like I said, I'm *pretty* sure I've done this often.
> 
> Kevin Kinsey
> 
> 
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