Total loss with 2.4.0 (release) (win98 not honoring partitioning)
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Windows 98 and possibly followons doesn't quite honor 'b' type partitions in the extended area of the disk, particularily if you are past the 8gig boundary and the partitions in question are over 2gig. The above numbers are NOT hard boundaries, I have only seen this on 2 computers and those numbers are approximate.
Generally, I have to use partition magic to make partitions past that point if I don't want windows to scribble all over my other partitions.
This is quite a nightmare, and not all that easy to diagnose or fix.
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I had a similar experience. All I can say is windows 98 and ME seem to have it out for Linux drives running late 2.3.x and 2.4.0 test and release. I had windows completely fry my Linux drive and I lost everything. I had some old
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I don't see how Windows 9x can be at fault in any way shape or form, if you can boot between 2.2.x kernel and 9x no problem, but lose your disk if you boot Win98 and then 2.3.x/2.4.x and lose everything. Windows does not touch your Linux fs's, so if there
WS Windows might reprogram IDE / drives in some way that, being left in that state, conflict with linux's. .. well, ask Andre, he'll know :)
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Quoted 5 lines · Jason Venner
Windows 98 and possibly followons doesn't quite honor 'b' type partitions in the extended area of the disk, particularily if you are past the 8gig boundary and the partitions in question are over 2gig. The above numbers are NOT hard boundaries, I have only seen this on 2 computers and those numbers are approximate.
This should be an FAQ - running windows on a system where you have a Linux partition is dangerous, and you run the risk of losing all your data. Any Linux system that contains important data should NOT dual boot with windows.
The voice of experience talking...
jjs
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