-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ken keanon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> As mentioned in my previous mail, I'll run a dual-OS system. Since l > have only one drive, I'll divide it into two partitions, one for Win > XP and one for Debian. I think this is a good way to start off. When > one fails, I can use the other to troubelshoot via the Web. I forsee > doing this a lot in the initial stage. A few more words and you would have had a good brick[1]. > Question 1. How easy is it to switch from one OS to another? Is > rebooting the only way? Yes. > 2. Linux uses ext2 or ext3 filesystem, XP uses NTFS. Can files be > swap between the two? Yes, as long as it's a vanilla NTFS without any compression. If you're using a 2.6 kernel, you also get write support. [1] http://ursine.dyndns.org/Jargon:brick - -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ursine.dyndns.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBnGxIUzgNqloQMwcRAiTSAJ957dLMr/b4tcyqlhpQof3u/gfC+wCfWEdm cCE53T+ZBoQ+VHMkveKXU5w= =50W2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
