[NTLUG:Discuss] Does Windows from a partitioning focus control Linux compatibility issues

[Gilbert Morrow]

Seems the topic had gotten skewed, I see after reading again, no some
laptops are not Linux friendly , some distributions will have a hard time
with bios and hardware on them . The partition I would assume is a recovery
snapshot for lack of a better phrase, most likely a auto restore
information. Have not used Toshiba that much but Lenovo does something
similar, it will not effect Linux removing it but it will Windows our at
least the auto restore feature.

Thieves come through Windows, that is why I use Linux.
On Jul 29, 2011 1:35 PM, "Allen" <chef11994 at aol.com> wrote:
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> When I Changed notes books from hp to Toshiba L675D and from XP to Win 7 I
inherited multiple incompatibility Linux issues.
> Prior to this with XP and hp I enjoyed extended partitioning and
availability of experiencing the pleasure of many distributions.
> With the Toshiba so far I have only been able to install 10.04 in a dual
boot process wirelessly.
> My question is would this incompatibility change if I removed Win 7 as an
OS along with removing the hidden partition identified as recovery
> and then proceeded to re-partition extended and attempt to load Suse and
any other distros I choose
> As an example presently if I attempt to install Suse with a good live
verified CD I must do it via acpi=off and then attempting to get on line
presents
> huge problems.
> If I were financially able I would ditch is Toshiba and it goes without
sayinf I could live without windows
> Please advise
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