On Sun, 2007-07-22 at 13:06 -0700, David Boles wrote: > 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. > I have not known anyone else with that luck. Is your computer made of wood, so you knock on it several times a week? Regards, Les H
