Re: FC1 to FC2 & GRUB & disk geometry

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Follow this link:

http://lwn.net/Articles/86835/

titled "Making Fedora Core 2 and Windows Play Together."

It explains about the disk geometry, how to recover from a disk-geometry
change, and how to *avoid* it in the first place. *Everybody* should
file this as a permanent bookmark--it seems to me like good advice no
matter what you're trying to (re)install.

Temlakos

On Fri, 2004-10-22 at 10:40, Mike Westkamper wrote:
> In a recent post I was looking for a bit of help with a FC1 to FC2
> installation problem.
> I ran amok of a "bug" in the FC2 installation where it alters the disk
> geometry in the partition table making subsequent use of GRUB fail in a dual
> boot situation. I have a bunch to do and recovering from this is a major
> headache.
> 
> Is there a "fix" around that I could put on the Installation CD that would
> avoid the problem?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Mike
> 
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