[nflug] Creating an NTFS partition on a USB drive

[Sam Stern]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org 
> [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 07:14 PM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: [nflug] Creating an NTFS partition on a USB drive
> 
> Questions:
> How do I create an NTFS partition on a usb drive that Windoze XP can
> read and write?
> 
> How do I mount it in Linux (e.g.  with ntfs-3g)?
> 
> Is there something special I have to do to copy back all the 
> stuff from
> my Linux backup (forward slashes to backward ones)?
> 
> Background:
> 
> I've got a new 120GB usb drive for my notebook.  I want to create two
> partitions on it.  1) 50GB NTFS for Windows XP to use, 2) 
> 70GB ext3 for
> Linux.
> 

Hi Bob,

First, start with fdisk. 

1) Make TWO primary (not extended partitions). Use the "o" option, 
2) Place the first partition as an ntfs partition at the physical begging of
the disk (this is key, it must be the first logical partition). Do not mark
the partition as bootable. "n" new partition, type 86, +50G in size. Then
"c" to toggle dos compatibility flag.
3) Place the second partition as a Linux partition fill the reminder of the
disk. "n" new partition, type 83, +70G in size.
4) write the table out (w) and quit (q).
5) now unmount and remount the USB disk.
6) use mkntfs to create the disk in the first partition.
7) make the second partition using the ext3 or reiserfs tools to your
preferences.


All that said, I would suggest that you use XP for this task since the
method is likely to be more compatible with xp/vista whatever tools:

1) in xp, insert the drive
2) start | settings | control panel | admin tools | computer management |
Storage management | disk management
3) create a partition of the size you want using the gui. Do not create a
dynamic disk. Leave space for Linux
4) format the partition in xp add a nice label.
5) Switch to Linux and use fdisk to add a Linux partition at the end of the
disk
6) format and label the Linux partition per usual methods.


HTH


Sam S.


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