[Techtalk] Linux on NTFS?

[Hege Victoria Daljord]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 05:41:36PM +0000, Conor Daly wrote:
> 
> Be aware though that WinXP is crippled where formatting FAT32 partitions
> is concerned.  If the partition is too big {like big enough to be useful}
> the format command returns an error.  The MS knowledgebase entry says of
> the error that it has been decided that users should use NTFS filesystems
> and that the format command has been adjusted accordingly.  Not in exactly
> those words but the intention is clear...  You'll need a WIN2K or Win98
> format command to successfully do it.  or maybe the linux mkdosfs
> command...
> 

The linux mkdosfs command works fine to create large FAT32 partitions.
The limit for making such partitions on Win XP is 32GB, but XP can
handle larger partitions (up to about 8TB) if they are made with other
utilities.

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Regards,

Hege Victoria Daljord