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Mathieu Seigneurin <mseigneurin@×××××××.fr> posted |
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200710281300.58224.mseigneurin@×××××××.fr, excerpted below, on Sun, 28 |
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Oct 2007 13:00:58 +0100: |
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> I believe the partition number is not really important, as long as: - |
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> the partition is set as bootable (grub might be able to do that |
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> automagically) |
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Agreed. (Set as bootable means one of the first four partitions, since |
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that's the number that fits in the MBR. At least the MS boot loader and |
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related files must therefore be on one of those, tho the main system can |
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be elsewhere.) |
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> - all the win boot files reside fully inside the first 1024 cylinders of |
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> the drive (so preferably: the partition itself should start and end in |
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> those first 1024 cyls.) |
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I know that used to be the case with W9x, but does eXPrivacy still have |
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the 1024 cylinder limitation? If so, that's surprising. I'd have |
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thought that would have changed with eXPrivacy at least. |
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The 1024 limitation, if it still exists, might explain why it's reported |
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working for some, but not others, however. <shrug> |
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> or something to that effect. |
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=8^) |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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