This is probably OT, but there is a EXT2 driver for windows:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd
Also, I would imagine that the computer management tool in windows can be
used to reformat the ext2/3 partition.
On 6/2/06, Carl Parrish <
lists@pcl-consulting.com> wrote:
>
> Hmmm that may explain why I can't see all of my USB drive. I have a 512M
> but all I can view in Linux is 10Mb. I've set it aside as a project to
> be fixed "when I have time" (hahaha yeah right). Perhaps I should try to
> just reformat it.
>
> der.hans wrote:
> >
> > I just use fdisk or something similar and mkfs.
> >
> > See Alan's post a few weeks ago about lifetime on consumer solid state
> > devices.
> >
> > I've been running ext2 and ext3 on external devices for years. I even
> > setup RAID on my most recenth USB thumb drive :).
> >
> > m$ will not be able to read the ext? partition.
> >
> > The USB drive is effectively just a hard drive, so you can make multiple
> > partitions, etc.
> >
> > If you leave some room as fat$whatever, then m$ will be able to read
> that
> > partition.
> >
> > Wonder if it's possible to put samba or something on a fat partition
> that
> > can read the ext? partition.
> >
> > ciao,
> >
> > der.hans
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