[99417] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Keeping Windows95/98 from seeing Linux drive
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Fairchild)
Sat Nov 14 03:55:33 1998
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 18:50:03 +1000
From: Tim Fairchild <amosf@m130.aone.net.au>
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> Some confusion here: Windows can't see Linux 'partitions' (so a drive with
> one vfat partition and several ext2 partitions appears as a small windoze
> drive) but it can see a drive that hasn't been configured for it. I don't
> know of any way to tell Windows to ignore a drive: it thinks everything in
> sight should belong to it.
I always have the first primary of all drives (at least) as a fat
partition, thereby making at least part of it visible to Win. Seems to
keep it happy, no matter the size. At least it isn't temped to format
the thing, and it can't see any of the linux or OS/2 partitions further
into the drive.
tim
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