[Bug 237575] Re: Not ext2/ext3 drivers for other operating systems available when you format an external HDD or USB stick

[Phillip Susi]

** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

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Title:
  Not ext2/ext3 drivers for other operating systems available when you
  format an external HDD or USB stick

Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  AFAIK many Ubuntu users like to format their external storage devices
  (USB hard disk drives, USB sticks) with ext2 or ext3. The problem is
  that not all other operating systems can handle such media, so you
  might encounter situations where your data is not usable.

  Apparently there are ext2/ext3 drivers for other operating systems
  available. Would it be possible to

  1.) make sure that whenever you ext2/ext3 format an external storage device with Ubuntu, you are asked whether you want drivers for other operating systems copied on this medium,
  2.) bring the driver on the device in such way that installation on the other operating system is not required, i.e. that it can run just so (somewhat like PortableApps, which do not require installation either)?

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