<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<title></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#333399">
Hello James,<br>
Thanks for your response.<br>
<br>
<u>Trying to do?</u><br>
Setting up a new computer with dual boot XP and Ubuntu. I want a
separate partition to store all of my data from both systems. I want
that partition to be accessible from both XP or Ubuntu depending on
which system I happen to be working in. If I happen to be working on a
Windows file in Ubuntu I want to be updated in it's native form. I am
aware that I will not be able to access Linux files in XP - and don't
want to do that.<br>
<br>
The object of the exercise is to aid my full transition to Ubuntu.<br>
<br>
<u>The problems I am having?</u><br>
I am having trouble deciphering the partition information. I saw that
there are 3 partitions. I have one for Ubuntu. I have another for
Windows. The dual boot process is working fine. I simple don't know
what/how to create/convert a 3rd partition for data storage. Is the
"extended" partition likely to be an unallocated virtual drive?<br>
<br>
Dave<br>
<br>
<br>
James Takac wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:200802150847.51166.p3nndrag0n@gmail.com"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">On Thursday 14 February 2008 10:06:54 The Wassermans wrote:
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Trying to fly gParted without success.
Please:
1. Interpret the partition information in the attached file.
2. Do I already have a free partition that I can adapt to pool data
files created and accessible to Ubuntu and Windows, as the case may be.
What steps from here to achieve that?
3 Is there a better product to use for partitioning?
Dave W
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
It would help if you told us what problems you're experiencing. What I see
looking at your partition table is you're likely triple booting the system
with winxp or higher (the ntfs partition) and 2 linux OS's, plus you have an
extended partition.
What are you trying to do and what problems are you running into
James
</pre>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>