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Be careful if you plan on setting up a dual-boot system with WinXP!

Be careful if you plan on setting up a dual-boot system with WinXP!

Posted May 21, 2004 20:34 UTC (Fri) by gbailey (guest, #58)
Parent article: Fedora Core 2 Review (LinuxLookup.com)

Some users have complained that after installing Fedora Core 2 they're unable to boot into Windows XP because there's apparently some difference in how the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels interpret disk geometry. Or something like that.

Relevant links might be:

This Bugzilla entry which describes several users' problems with Windows XP / Fedora Core 2

This article on ONLamp.com called "Beware Fedora Core 2 Linux if you dual boot Windows XP"


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