Thanks for the prompt reply, My gentoo partitions are reiserfs and windows is ntfs. Are you suggesting I make a fat32 partition and save my work to that i.e. /home/work ? If so will windows find it ok or will I have to set it up, if so how?
Thanks again Paul On Tue 17 June 2003 10:25, MooktaKiNG wrote: > Windows won't read or recognise linux partitions (ext2/3 etc etc). > > However there is a program called explore2fs, which can allow you to > read, only read, linux partitions. > > Its very basic and takes LOTS of cpu power. > > I use it all the time when i'm not bothered to reboot to linux to > check something. Or i usually save most of my work on a fat32 and > symlink it to my home. > > > Hi all, > > My wifes windows XP machine is almost redundant and I have been > > trying to > > backup my gentoo box over the network onto a spare disk in the other > > machine. > > I am just lost I cannot get windows to see gentoo. > > I have managed to transfer files the other way i.e. windoes to > > gentoo. > > > > Could anybody point me in the right direction or suggest any docs > > that will > > lay out the procedure. > > > > Thanks in anticipation > > regards > > Paul > > -- > > ********** This message has been sent using GENTOO Linux and kmail > > ********* > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > ------------------------------------------------- > Please wait while you are redirected to my signature...... > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- ********** This message has been sent using GENTOO Linux and kmail ********* -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
