[SWLUG] XP partition mounted as Root

[Emyr Derfel]

If your XP partition is NTFS, the Mandriva version of the NTFS kernel
driver may be read-only by default as historically writing was a lot
less reliable. See http://www.linux-ntfs.org/doku.php?id=status
If your XP partition is FAT32, it should already be writable.

Your other option would be to split your XP partition in two, so that
all your documents are on a single shared FAT32 partition, and XP and
its programs on a smaller NTFS partition. This would make your backup
strategy simpler, if you have one. XD

Emyr

On 20/01/2008, STEPHEN CONSTANTINOU <stephanos at writeme.com> wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I have a Dell which duel boots Mandriva 2007 and XP.  The XP
> partition is mounted (/mnt/win_c) when Mandriva starts but is
> only mounted as read only.
>
> I really want to be able to boot into a user and have access to the
> XP files from Mandriva.  That way I can work on the user files
> without having to make copies.
>
> I am assuming I can change the files permission from Root and make
> this possible.  Is this correct?
>
> Also, what are the implications, if any, of having this ability?
> Does it lead to an XP file that is modified in Mandriva becoming
> unreadable when I boot back into XP?
>
> The permission are:
> Ownership: [root    ]
> Groups:    [root    ]
>
> Owner:     [Can View Content]
> Group:     [Can View Content]
> Others:    [Can View Content]
>
> Thanks and wait to hear
>
> Stephen (Swansea, Wales, UK)
>
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