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On Sun, 22 Oct 3900 08:50:23, anthony@linuxhelp.com.au wrote:

> In aus.computers.linux Mike Stephen <mikestp@telus.net> wrote:
> >  
> > After booting up the CDROM, I went through most of the install 
> > with no problems until I came to the Druid for the drives.  I 
> > have rarely seen such a poorly described procedure. This is why 
> > Linux is abhorred by a great many computer users.  
> >  
> > When you are doing something as important as deleting partitions 
> > there needs to be a far better description of what it is you are 
> > doing.  Even I could write a better FDISK manager than the one in
> > RedHat 6.2.  
> >  
> > The Disk Druid allowed me to delete the partition of 2 gigs that 
> > used to have my NT 4.0 on it.  Although it did not tell me to do 
> > so, after 10 mins I gathered that to make it format as a Linux 
> > partition, I had to delete it first.  Now many of you out there 
> > are now saying "so what, that is easy"  Well Let me tell you.  
> > the FDISK Druid reports my Boot manager partition as partition 2,
> > the NT partition as #3, the Warp partition as #4.  I can tell you
> > it is unnerving to say the least when it comes to deleting 
> > partitions, when the utility to help you determine what 
> > partitions are what, is distinctly different than the actual 
> > drive layout according to OS/2 Boot Manager.
> 
> Ahem.. Actually... Both MS and OS/2 get it wrong..
> 
> WHat MS and OS/2 are showing you is "The first configured partition"
> as being "Partition 1".. When in fact.. this may not actually PHYSICALLY
> be the case.. 
> 
> The "standard" PC master boot record has 4 slots of partitions 1, 2, 3 and 4
> These are physically set this way. But, dos most often configured
> partition 4 first, and called this "Partition 1", when in fact it was
> really physically 1.
> 
> In the Unix/Linux world, we prefer to list things AS they physically are
> not by Ill/Logical ways.
> 
> Yes, it's not consistant with Windows/OS2.. Sorry, this is linux.. not
> Windows it's different.

That was not the point. I agree that IBM and Microsoft are partly
to blame.  I stated so in my message.  My complaint was the lack 
of any documentation available at the time of the install.  Even 
I could write an explanation that would enable many more users to
feel less fear at the fdisk screen.  The Druid is almost useless.
 the fdisk screen has little or no documentation.  This is one of
many reasons Linux will "never catch on in a big way".  Thanks 
for proving the point.

> 
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> Anthony Rumble - Managing Director
> EverythingLinux.com.au - The Alternative Operating System Store
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From the Desk of Mike Stephen
Micro$oft has performed an illegal operation,
 and will be shut down.