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Hi, Gentoo. |
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There's been a cock and bull story on comp.os.linux.setup and I'm |
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wondering about some of the details. Mainly, I'd like some education, |
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please! |
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The story, in essence: |
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(i) Windows XP is running, with a normal NTFS filesystem(s). |
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(ii) Power off without a proper shutdown. |
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(iii) Start again with a Linux Live CD (distribution not specified). |
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(iv) This corrupts the NTFS journal(s). |
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(v) It is now difficult to start Windows. |
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OK. My questions: |
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o - Do live CDs actually mount filesystems on HDDs? |
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o - If so, would the start-up actually write anything to a partition? |
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o - Would this actually try to mount an NTFS filesystem? |
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o - Given that Linux's NTFS doesn't (?yet) do journaling (see kernel |
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docs), would the driver not detect the presence of a journal and leave |
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well alone? |
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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). |