This is what I did, except I believe I used the Linux fdisk to create the partitions. Is this going to make such a difference. Windows does not detect my Linux partitions - so maybe the overlapping partitions my be the answer I will check that out as soon as I get home. Thanks All!!
> -----Original Message----- > From: Kenneth Scharf [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 8:29 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Can Windows95 cause error on my Linux Drive. > > Windows and Linux can co-exist on the same disk drive without > problems. I have windows 95 and debian on different partitions of the > same disk. Windows / dos will ignore partition types 81, 82 ,83 etc. > What you need to do is to first partition the virgin disk under > windows (leaving room for linux!) then add your linux partitions using > linux fdisk. The reason is to insure that MS fdisk doesn't do the job > wrong and grab part of the linux partitions. (I have heard that MS > fdisk can try to make partitions not using whole number of cylinders > while linux fdisk always rounds up to a whole cylinder.) Also > installing windows first allows you to set up lilo to use the MBA and > boot windows as the second (or first) choice. (Seems weird having > lilo boot windows by default, but I have done this!). > > > > == > Amateur Radio, when all else fails! > > http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze > > Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... > > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null