Mystery of chroot

Les hlhowell at pacbell.net
Mon Jul 23 01:16:50 UTC 2007


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




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