Hi, Gentoo. There's been a cock and bull story on comp.os.linux.setup and I'm wondering about some of the details. Mainly, I'd like some education, please!
The story, in essence: (i) Windows XP is running, with a normal NTFS filesystem(s). (ii) Power off without a proper shutdown. (iii) Start again with a Linux Live CD (distribution not specified). (iv) This corrupts the NTFS journal(s). (v) It is now difficult to start Windows. OK. My questions: o - Do live CDs actually mount filesystems on HDDs? o - If so, would the start-up actually write anything to a partition? o - Would this actually try to mount an NTFS filesystem? o - Given that Linux's NTFS doesn't (?yet) do journaling (see kernel docs), would the driver not detect the presence of a journal and leave well alone? -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
