[ltp] [newbie] pre desktop area

[Jeffrey L. Taylor]

Quoting Nick Bower <nick@nickbower.com>:
> Too many I thinks here for me considering the stakes. :\
> 
> If I erased Windows, have Linux but saved the HPA (it can be mounted
> from within Linux), is it the case that I can make a blank partition at
> the start of the disk and restore windows?  In other words, will the HPA
> restore blitz all of hda or only hda1?
> 
> The guy I asked at IBM wouldn't/couldn't answer this question.  I'd like
> to know if anyone has definite experience here restoring from HPA
> without.
> 

My experience is that the restore from HPA affects only the first
partition, i.e., /dev/hda1.  I have done several restores from HPA
after I partitioned the hard drive.  The Linux partitions were left
alone.

Jeffrey

-- 
Vote early and often.  Apathy only encourages the bums.