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PC eye · 06-08-2006, 04:39 AM

Now that's where you can easily miss the rewal point where one OS will not see the other. In fact the only way to see both type OSes and partitions alike is to boot from a Linux Live distro like Knoppix for dvd which also has a cd image. Ubuntu and a few others are also available. What happens there is a totally self contained OS compressed on a removable disk. In fact the Knoppix Live cd is great for repair and retrieving files from either a Linux or MS type of partition where vFat, Fat32, Fat 16, MSDos, or NTFS like NT,, 2K, and XP use.

I always keep one of those onhand for gaining access to damaged or corrupted drives. Even with Linux on a second drive something like this will be a useful tool. But don't expect your games and other programs to be running anytime soon under Core 5. More and more you are finally starting to see some manufacturers(video, sound, etc.) making Linux drivers available for their product lines. Some newer softwares are now starting to be friendly to both Linux and MS. But it does take time.

06-08-2006, 04:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,803	Now that's where you can easily miss the rewal point where one OS will not see the other. In fact the only way to see both type OSes and partitions alike is to boot from a Linux Live distro like Knoppix for dvd which also has a cd image. Ubuntu and a few others are also available. What happens there is a totally self contained OS compressed on a removable disk. In fact the Knoppix Live cd is great for repair and retrieving files from either a Linux or MS type of partition where vFat, Fat32, Fat 16, MSDos, or NTFS like NT,, 2K, and XP use. I always keep one of those onhand for gaining access to damaged or corrupted drives. Even with Linux on a second drive something like this will be a useful tool. But don't expect your games and other programs to be running anytime soon under Core 5. More and more you are finally starting to see some manufacturers(video, sound, etc.) making Linux drivers available for their product lines. Some newer softwares are now starting to be friendly to both Linux and MS. But it does take time.