SumnerBoy;262162 Wrote: > These are probably dumb questions but I am just starting to delve into > the world of Linux... > > I am building a Mini-ITX system which I intend to install Ubuntu Server > on and run headless as my home file system. I will then install > SqueezeCenter and run my SB3 from this as well as my wireless laptop > (Windoze) - running Softsqueeze. > > A couple of questions; > > 1. I have bought a 2.5" 160GB HDD. This was intended to have the OS and > be my file store in one - is this a bad idea? If so can I partition the > drive? What are the prime reasons for two separate drives, one for the > OS and one for the data store? > > 2. It seems to me most people here agree that ext3 is the best option > for the data store, what about the OS drive? Do that have to be ext3 to > run Ubuntu? > > 3. If I want to access the file server from my Windoze laptop I presume > I will be using Samba - does it matter what format the file store HDD > is? I.e. will my Windoze laptop read/write to an ext3 formatted drive > ok through Samba? > > Thanks in advance!
1. You will be partitioning during setup to create swap partition anyways. You can also establish a storage partition separate from your OS partition at that time if you want. Upside is that it gives a little more "separation", downside is that resizing partitions to move your free space around is more difficult than just letting your data folder grow. 2. No, OS drive doesn't have to be ext3. If you put OS on a separate partition or drive than data you could format each with a different file system. 3. Windows computer doesn't care what file system is in use behind Samba since Windows doesn't read/write to the drive--the underlying Linux will be doing the reading and writing (and arithmetic!) with Samba as the "translator". -- jsprag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jsprag's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14437 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42273 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
