On 2007/10/31 13:42 (GMT-0400) Aaron Kulkis apparently typed:
Mike McMullin wrote:
My apologies for nit-picking here. When Windows(tm) writes the MBR, it does not "break" the Linux install,
What version did that change with?
Every version I've seen, including the XP Government version attempts to destroy any non-MS O/S on target disk.
Win95 AFAIK. No version I've tried has ever found it necessary to disrupt any type 82 or 83 partition made in conformance to standard M$ starts at start of cylinder, ends at end of cylinder partition format - as long as it was provided an appropriate place to put itself. Normally I partition prior to beginning ANY type of installation, and doz simply does not complain when it finds an active primary it can use, or in addition a logical FAT, FAT32 or NTFS that I tell it to install to. If it's destroying some pre-existing partitioning, it must be because you've offered it no suitable place to put itself. Installing doz first is not necessary, and indeed not always even possible. http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/install-doz-after.html -- "The basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. President Harry S. Truman Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org