Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 08:58:47 +0700 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: overlay programs [LIB]
>>>> Would it be possible to have a Win'2K/Win'95 dual >>>> boot setup (or Win'2K/Win'98) where Win'2K has >>>> access to all the partitions on a "big" HDD, but >>>> Win'95/98 just sees the BIOS-accessible 8GB and >>>> is prevented from accessing the rest? >>>> >>>> I'm thinking the first 8Gb could be regarded as the >>>> space in which all "shared" data must go, the >>>> remainder would be Win'2K exclusive data (and you >>>> wouldn't need to do the overlay thing). >>> >>> It might be possible. I never tried it myself, but it >>> would seem to make sense. With no overlay Win9x should >>> be limited to just the 8gb portion, and never see the >>> Win2k install or the rest of the drive. >> >> Nope, it's not that simple. >> >> Win'98 can see my entire 30GB HDD without any overlay. >> If I used it to write to the partitions beyond 8GB, I'd expect them >> to become corrupt. > > Actually that too isn't *quite* correct. Even Win95OSR2 can *see* past > there but with the exception of partition editing tools, if you're likely > to corrupt things it won't let you write there. Big deal. It CAN be accessed, and it CAN'T be accessed it a reliable, workable, practical, useful manner. > Either way though, how much extra effort is it to put an overlay on Where's the logic in that question? This list carries endless proof that it requires a great deal of debate, questions, answers, uploads, downloads, installs, tests, alternatives, versions, whatever. We must have different understandings of the phrase "extra effort". > given things can go pear shaped with equal ease either way? In the scenario proposed, the overlay strategy requires additional software - the hardware and software compatibility issues of which have been, and continue to be, the subject of considerable discussion on this list - in order to access the entire drive; the potential alternative would require some simple way of restricting access by Win'95/98 to the first 8GB. How could it possibly go pear shaped with equal ease either way? > At least an overlay has been tested to work well with these dual boots > (Win98SE/RedHat 6.2 here for instance, NT4 coming soon). How is that relevant? >> I'm asking if there's a way to deliberately prevent Win'95/98 seeing the >> partitions, but which would not prevent Win'2K seeing the whole drive >> (I'm thinking it ought to be automatic, whichever OS you choose to boot, >> gets to see what is appropriate). > > That would seem a little strange to me ... after all, the point of a dual > boot is to let 2 OS's access portions of the same data no? So??? They can both access the portion below the 8GB limit - what is so strange? ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
