on 7/22/2007 12:46 PM, Felix Miata wrote: > On 2007/07/22 11:28 (GMT-0500) Mikkel L. Ellertson apparently typed: > >> One other thing to keep in mind is that it is better to create the >> first partition using Windows. Windows and Linux do not always agree >> on the geometry of the drive. If you create a partition using >> Windows, then Linux fdisk will see the geometry that Windows is >> using and use it. > > Doz needs reinstalling far more often than Linux, so better to understand > how to make the problem of installing doz after Linux a non-issue. If you > use a cross-platform partitioning tool, geometry differences according to > what's booted shouldn't be an issue. > http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/install-doz-after.html Doz? Windows or misspelled Dos? As for Windows "needs reinstalling far more often than Linux"? Maybe for some. I installed XP PRO in early 2002, it is needed for work, and the only time I have had to reinstall was last spring when my hard drive failed and I replaced it. I would not say two times in six years is often. -- David
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