On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:38:10AM -0400, Rod Smith wrote: > Hi, > > I've recently discovered that when Windows reads a GPT disk with > Linux partitions on it, those partitions are given drive letters and > show up as unformatted. This situation can happen with removable > disks or when Linux and Windows dual-boot on a UEFI-based computer. > Because UEFI is becoming more common, this situation is also > becoming more common. This strikes me as a disaster waiting to > happen; sooner or later, somebody is going to trash a Linux > installation by opting to format a Linux partition in Windows.
This seems like a good idea. But I worry about tools and other OS's that expect the current behavior. And as Jim pointed out we don't always have a Linux filesystem on partitions we create. -- Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)
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