Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:11:34 +0100 (MET) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) |
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>> >> Well, "any user" just opens his Windows Explorer and takes a look at the >> >> icon of his drive D:\\ to see whether it's a CD-ROM or DVD. It is >> >> interesting to see professional programmers often argue that a >> > >> >This is not true: a drive letter mapping does not need to exist on MS-WIN >> >in order to be able to access it via ASPI or SPTI. >> >> I have to support this view. Linux filesystems do not show up in Windows >> Explorer (because there's obviously an fs driver lacking), but there's >> always a way to damage your Linux from within Windows. > >Really? My Windows-using friend has all his Linux partitions fully visible and >usable in Windows Explorer... > Might depend! On DOS and Win98, there is no indication in either DOS or Explorer that there is a second harddisk (got an xfs on it) at all. Only partition entries with Win* type get a drive letter (which does not imply reading is also possible). Might be different on your Windows.
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