[plug] Linux 'tips'

[Lance Duivenbode]

I can't fault the software Tomasz - the problem was definitely PEBKAC 
(Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair) related. All the software 
behaved as it should have - if only the user could have done that as well!

No problems though, I only use the partition for the occasional testing 
of web sites in IE and a bit of fragging. Needed a re-install anyway :)

Lance

Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> On 4/23/07, *Lance Duivenbode* <plug at duivenbode.id.au 
> <mailto:plug at duivenbode.id.au>> wrote:
>
>     Just a few 'tips' from a long-time Linux user who should have
>     known better....
>
>     #1 - Partition Structure
>     Always know what the partition structure is on the machine you are
>     *currently*
>     working on. Just because your work machine uses /dev/hda for its
>     partitions
>     and /dev/sda for your thumbdrive, it does not mean that it is the
>     same on all
>     machines. On the rare occasion you are actually at home, it could
>     be that
>     your machine uses /dev/sda for it's partitions and /dev/sdb for your
>     thumbdrive.
>
>
> Indeed. Especially now since libata all drives will (probably) be 
> sd<something> instead of hd<something>...
>
>     #2 - Partition ID's
>     Just because a partition is marked as HPFS/NTFS in the partition
>     table, it
>     does not mean that mke2fs will respect that. Which leads me to tip
>     #3....
>
>
> Well to be fair a partition ID doesn't imply anything about the 
> filesystem...
>
>     #3 - mke2fs
>     mke2fs is extremely quick and unforgiving. Before you can say -
>     wait that's my
>     Windows partition - it's all over :(
>
>
> Would you prefer it to be slower? I'm sure you can chuck a few sleeps 
> in the source ;) 
>
>     #4 - Backups
>     Always keep backups - even of your window's system!
>
>
> Indeed, but if you're trashing Windows, you're probably beating it to 
> the chase anyway.
>
> Bad luck anyway ;)
>
> Tomasz
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