USB storage used simultaneously (windows + linux)

[adolfix]

Is it possible to use a USB storage key to storage and transfert files between windows and mandriva ?

 

Up to now I have used this USB storage of 256 Mo with Windows only.

 

I would like to use it also with linux.

I can see in linux /dev/sda but It requires to format it and to mount it.

If I do so, can I still use my USB storage with Windows ?

 

Thanks in advance.

Edited May 21, 2005 by adolfix

[ramfree17]

i have 1 CF and 1 MMC flash disk which are both 64MB in capacity. I use them to transfer files between the Win2k workstation here in the office and my linux system at home since I dont have internet at home.

 

Both are formatted in fat[16|32] so it is readable in windows and linux.

 

ciao!

[adolfix]

Did you format it with mandriva 10.1 ?

 

Thanks in advance

[adamw]

As long as the device is FAT32 formatted you should be able to use it this way with no trouble (I use my Neuros music player as a storage device occasionally).

[adolfix]

One I have formated it with linux, have I to mount it in linux ?

 

And can I afterwads use it with windows XP as usual ?

 

Thanks in advance.

[ramfree17]

if you formatted it in a filesystem other than FAT then i would recommend that you save the data currently in that flash storage and reformat it so both your systems could use it without further hassle.

 

and no, i formatted it in windows because i do so everytime i 'clear' its contents. i am still paranoid about that 100,000 write support of the cards (yeah its a lot of writes but i still opt to be careful and paranoid ). i can do it in linux but hey my windows workstation here at work does not mind.

 

ciao!

[scarecrow]

Formatted as FAT32, all you need to have it automounted is the HAL daemon running. But you can also mount it manually, either from console or a GUI tool (say kwikdisk, or Krusader's MountMan, or the devices tab of Konqueror 3.4.0, or...).

Edited May 18, 2005 by scarecrow

[adamw]

To be clear, you can use Linux to format it in FAT32 format - i.e., you can format it in Linux and still have it accessible in Linux and Windows. You'll only have a problem if you use Linux and format it in a *Linux* filesystem, like ext3 or reiserfs.

[theo]

It's what I did: format as FAT32 in Linux.

I can access my usb mass storage under Windaws.

 

Thanks Tux.

[adolfix]

I formated the key with mandriva 10.1 and I can use it with windows XP and mandriva.

 

Thanks to all.