NTFS

[theartofbone]

can linux natively read and write to a ntfs partition?

I have two HD's available , a 20 gig and a 40 gig. Im going to be using Windows 2000, Windows 98SE, and RedHat 7.1. How should I set up the partitions? I was thinking Windows 2000 and 98SE on the 40 gig, and RH on the 20.

I would like to know if htere is gonna be any trouble with the Win2k Partition if I use it as ntfs. I would rather use it since i heard its faster and more reliable than fat32. And How should I go about setting the drives and partitions? Will I be able to boot into linux if i set it up on the Primary Slave(20 gig) and have Windows 98se/win2k on the primary master(40 gig)?

Im sorry if I confused anybody, my english isnt too good. :confused:

[The King Ant]

I wouldn't recommend writting to an NTFS partition from Linux, but reading is fine. (I think the NTFS kernel writing code still has that unsafe warning.) So if you don't need to write to your Win2k partition from Linux or from Win98, then use NTFS.
I'd recommend installing Win98 first, on the first 20GB of the big hard drive. Then Win2k on the second 20GB of the big hard drive. Then Linux on the small hard drive, and have lilo install itself in the master boot record.

You may have to create the Win98 partition before you begin the install--I don't remember. I think Linux SHOULD be fine on the second drive like that, but let someone else verify that first. Alguien?

[theartofbone]

Thanks for the reply. *upping*