share mp3s on a dual boot

xstaytruex · 10-02-2005, 08:00 PM

how do i share mp3s that i have in windows with ubantu?

im really new to linux so if u could make it as newbish as you can that would be great.

IBall · 10-02-2005, 08:23 PM

When you partition your disk to install Ubuntu, add a Fat32 partition to store your MP3s.

Windows will see it automaticatlly, and assign it a drive letter.

I don't know about Ubuntu, but you should be able to select a mount point when you do the partitioning. If you make the mount point /mp3 or something, you will see all your mp3s in this directory in linux.

I hope this helps
--Ian

Axo · 10-03-2005, 03:26 PM

Create a directory in /mnt called "windows" add the following lines to your /etc/fstab

Code:

/dev/hda1       /mnt/windows    ntfs     defaults,uid= xstaytruex,gid=xstaytruex      0       0

Change /dev/hda1 to suit your system, IE: your windows partition.
This will mount your windows partition on boot. open xmms or what ever you use to listen to mp3's and navigate to you files.
"/mnt/windows/Documents and Settings/username/My Documents/music" or some such.

Good luck.

IBall · 10-03-2005, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AXO
Create a directory in /mnt called "windows" add the following lines to your /etc/fstab

Code:

/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs defaults,uid= xstaytruex,gid=xstaytruex 0 0

Change /dev/hda1 to suit your system, IE: your windows partition.
This will mount your windows partition on boot. open xmms or what ever you use to listen to mp3's and navigate to you files.
"/mnt/windows/Documents and Settings/username/My Documents/music" or some such.

Good luck.

Linux has trouble writing to an ntfs partition. You can lose data, or have it corrupted.

I suggest a fat32 partition, as this can be read and written to in linux.

--Ian