Microsoft made it to destroy linux ;-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "DataChannel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Windows 98 Defrag and Linux Partitions
> If defrag finds any errors during the scandisk-like mode of it (first 5%)
it
> wouldn't let me continue. I ran scandisk before running defrag and it
> didn't do anything to my linux partition because I rebooted to linux to
make
> sure it still works and it worked after scandisk was run and there were no
> errors in scandisk.
>
> Defrag is supposed to only defragment files within the partition, why does
> it go as far as wiping my linux partition and screwing up the partition
> table to do it?
>
> Even if I disable its check for errors and program optimizer, it ends up
> destroying the linux partition when run.
>
> What does defrag need to do to other partitions to get its job done on the
> windows partition anyways and WHY?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Windows 98 Defrag and Linux Partitions
>
>
> > maybe the defrag is running scandisk, and auto settings are set to
repair
> > the boot sector?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Larry Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 8:54 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Windows 98 Defrag and Linux Partitions
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > Why is it that everytime I defrag in windows (in safe mode) that it
> > results
> > > > in screwing up my linux partition and making my computer unbootable
> > because
> > > > grub can't read the linux partition?
> > >
> > > Maybe you're setting your defrag tool to do an entire disk rather than
> > > just the Windows partition. OTher than that, I have no idea
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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