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The Friday 2007-08-24 at 13:51 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:
> On 2007/08/24 15:18 (GMT0200) Andreas Jaeger apparently typed:
>
> > "Carlos E. R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >> Question: Can 10.2 coexist in the same PC with 10.3 beta? Regarding this
> >> problem, I mean.
>
> > It should - Hannes, can you comment?
>
> Dunno why Carlos should ask. I have 4-5 systems with both Factory and 10.2,
> 10.1 and/or 10.0, along with several other distros, and windoz, and OS/2, and
> DOS, and more than 15 partitions per PATA HD, each. As long as partition
> tables remain standard, no OS depends on how any other is configured.
I ask because I don't know and I'm afraid to try. I have no idea what will
happen to a disk with 18 partitions when the system does not see the last
two. Will it think that is empty space?
Are scsi partitions defined differently, assigning a nibble (4 bits) to the
partition number, and so when it finds a partition table needing a byte
will everything in the table be pushed over another 4 bits? Because the
only reason I can think of limiting to 16 items is because a record
somewhere is limited to 4 bits.
Will it overwrite the grub code with references to sda somehow, so that
later my main system wanting to use hda will fail?
Notice that the same grub instance will have to boot both 10.2 and 10.3
(or rather, the grub in the mbr will have to start another mbr for the
other system). Ie, a 10.2 grub in the mbr will start one of two other
grubs in different boot partitions, each starting 10.2 (main) or 10.3
(beta).
You see, I'm completely ignorant on this issue, and because I'm ignorant
I'm afraid. Just the same as a village in my country have rejected the
installation of a new cellular phone aerial because they think it is
dangerous and "radioactive" (and thus, they have no phone service at all).
Ignorance breeds fear. and I'm afraid about this new scsi issue.
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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