Moving assignments from XP to Ubuntu (dual boot)

[axn]

So I have installed Ubuntu on my Win XP laptop in dual boot. I want to migrate my assignments to the new setup so that I can continue them. What is the easiest/least painful way to achieve that?

[Mini-Geek]

Originally Posted by axn

So I have installed Ubuntu on my Win XP laptop in dual boot. I want to migrate my assignments to the new setup so that I can continue them. What is the easiest/least painful way to achieve that?

If you put the mprime executable in the same folder as the Prime95 data, then you can use either mprime or Prime95 and it will pick up where the other left off.

[Batalov]

...and to have this common folder easily seen from both systems:
1. In ubuntu, have it in the /host/ folder
2. In WinXP, it is going to be something like E:\ or C:\ (wherever you installed ubuntu) ...

[pegaso56]

Originally Posted by Mini-Geek

If you put the mprime executable in the same folder as the Prime95 data, then you can use either mprime or Prime95 and it will pick up where the other left off.

Hi,well, yes, and you can put something like mprime in the inittab and you can run it as a process each time your computer is on
Regards, Carlos

[axn]

Originally Posted by Batalov

...and to have this common folder easily seen from both systems:
1. In ubuntu, have it in the /host/ folder
2. In WinXP, it is going to be something like E:\ or C:\ (wherever you installed ubuntu) ...

Hmmm... There is no /host folder in there. I let the installer do the partitioning (before that the entire hard drive was one giant big partition). So I can see Ubuntu folders from Windows.

Right now I've just moved all the files from the Windows folder to ~/p95 and running mprime from there. Seems to be working.

[mdettweiler]

One major thing to keep in mind when running two operating systems on the mprime/Prime95 (or any other similar application) from the same folder is to make sure that they're both on a partition that has a filesystem-type that both OSes can read and write to. For example, just about all Linuxes can read/write FAT32 (and Ubuntu has been able to do the same for NTFS at least since version 7.10), but Windows cannot even read EXT3, ReiserFS, or any other of the common Linux filesystems without third-party utilities added on to it. Thus, it's usually wisest to store all dual-OS applications such as Prime95/mprime on the Windows partition, since both OSes can read and write to it.

The only thing that would potentially cause issues with this is if you have NTFS file protection turned on in Windows, in which case it *might* not be accessible by Linux (though don't quote me on that one). If you have such problems, then probably the easiest solution is to move your Prime95/mprime folder into a subdirectory of the All Users folder (or Public if you're on Vista).

[xorbe]

I have to add a FAT32 partition, and try this next weekend when I reinstall.

There is "fsdriver" for WinXP that will read/write ext2 (ext3 is ext2 with journal).

(Just as an aside, ext4 is ext3 "+ other stuff", so ext2 driver can't touch native ext4 generally, ie unless extents option is disabled...)

[imwithid]

Originally Posted by pegaso56

Hi,well, yes, and you can put something like mprime in the inittab and you can run it as a process each time your computer is on
Regards, Carlos

I'm still very much an Ubuntu noob. What is "inittab" and how would this work. Currently, every time I log in, I have to mount the drive (in this case, my primary partition for Win XP x64), cd "folder" and then run ./mprime -m. It would be much easier if this could all be automated.

Greatly appreciated,
Dan

[lfm]

Originally Posted by axn

Right now I've just moved all the files from the Windows folder to ~/p95 and running mprime from there. Seems to be working.

Yes, that is probably the easiest so long as you don't move back and forth to Microsoft a lot.