Subj : Re: Partition table is inconsistent
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Ron Stohl
Date : Mon Jul 19 2004 08:20 pm

This isn't a problem. There are a couple of causes or inconsistencies 
between Linux and Windows: 1) Windows uses heads/cyls/sects for 
addressing while Linux uses logical block addressing. If you're using a 
large disk, the H/C/S numbers are often too large and thus become 
unusable. 2) Windows fdisk requires partitions to start on a cylinder 
boundary (which wastes a lot of space). Linux fdisk (at least sfdisk) 
can start on any block.

Basically, the partition table is still good, just not necessarily 
pleasing to a Windows fdisk program.

sekoia wrote:

> i've got the same problem with fedora core on many config. either on a
> new HDD or an already partitionned one, whatever i tried i had the same
> error message.
> This in an example of instability of Fedora Core :mad:.
> 
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