On Tue, 18 May 2004 11:39:18 -0500 (CDT) Satish Balay <balay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 18 May 2004, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > > > It's still just a theory, but it looks like Grub actually starts > > numbering partitions based on their starting cylinder number whereas > > linux numbers them based on their physical order in the partition > > table. > > Not true. I've used 'Partition Magic' to resize the factory WinXP > install (laptop) to create space for linux. It has compressed the ntfs > partiton to the END of the disk - creating empty space in the > begining. However the nfs partition is still primary-1 > > Grub/Linux still see it as (hd0,0)/hda1. This is with FC1. > > So grub still follows Parititon numbering - not cylinder numbering. > > Satish I'd prefer to have FC2 experimental data to confirm your previous experience. Cheers, Sean.
