Recommended partition type...NTFS or VFAT?
npappas at rightstep.org
npappas at rightstep.org
Tue Apr 20 13:24:19 CDT 2004
> I've used wine previously under "no windows" type install on my Linux
> box. I've had some success, and have seen some recommendations for
> running wine with access to the the Windows partition to make install
> and whatnot easier.
All the recommendations I've seen point to a fake windows install.
The install docs for Wine seem to indicate that sharing the Windows
partition can cause instability between Windows and Wine.
> Is there a preference for NTFS or VFAT on the Windows partition with
> respect to ease of use under wine? Are both equally easy and/or work as
> well?
FAT32. I have a NTFS partition with Windows on it and wish I had
done FAT32 there. Linux does not have stable write support for NTFS, so
if you want to be able to have read/write capabilities to the Windows
partition from Linux/Wine you will have to use FAT32.
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