From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:13:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:13:19 -0500 Received: from arthur.runestig.com ([195.67.47.226]:40964 "EHLO arthur.runestig.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:12:44 -0500 Message-ID: <000d01c087ed$82ffb950$0201010a@runestig.com> From: "Peter 'Luna' Runestig" To: "Linux Kernel mailing list" In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Total loss with 2.4.0 (release) Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 00:12:53 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "Mike A. Harris" : > >> Whwnever you install/upgrade any OS and especially M$ ones on a > >> multiboot machine, you should always ensure ahead of time that > >> they will play nicely together, agree on geometry translation > >> schemes, partitioning schemes, etc, and that any option to take > >> over the whole machine is turned off. Windows NT defaults to > >> "fry the whole disk", but I don't know about ME or W2K as they > >> are IMHO just bloat + new pictures, etc.. In what situation would NT4 default to "fry the whole disk"? I've mixed Linux/DOS/Win98/NT4/Win2000 several ways on various hardware (>8 GB disks), with no problems at all actually. Maybe "one single person having a problem does not mean in any way that this is the way it occurs for 100% of the userbase" ? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Peter 'Luna' Runestig (fd. Altberg), Sweden PGP Key ID: 0xD07BBE13 Fingerprint: 7B5C 1F48 2997 C061 DE4B 42EA CB99 A35C D07B BE13 AOL Instant Messenger Screenname: PRunestig - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/