Re: Norton Utilities Disk Doctor and Linux partition

[Denice <deatrich lcavsun1 epfl ch>]

On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Dom Bekarge wrote:

> Off-topic questions related to Linux partitioning and installation
> 
> 1.  Windows 98 Norton Utilities
> 
> A diagnostic check with Win98 version of Norton Utilities Disk Doctor (NUDD) 
> identifies RH6 Linux partition as abnormal.
> 
> My Linux disk has a primary DOS partition of 100 MB and 
> on remainder of disk are Linux native partitions.  Bootloader is
> on first Linux partition and I boot Linux from custom startup disk.
> 
> NUDD asks if I want to "fix" the extended (Linux) partition table.
> I answer "No."  Would "Yes" damage the Linux partitions?

I wouldn't let it *touch* my linux partitions.  If the tool does not
support linux partitions, then don't use it. 

I personally dislike these tools, and I never install them on windows
boxes here.

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