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Rollback RX vs GRUB

Now I've reformatted the stray drive as ext4 and the Windows apps still see that size as part of the Windows NTFS... someone is lying to me.
 
One last possibility I've encountered. Did the Linux apps try to partition using the gpt format? If gparted is using gpt but Windows is using mbr, that can cause a discrepency.
 
I went back to check the list of 'format to' options, and gpt was not there.

While I was there, I reformatted that drive to fat32. Then back to Windows, which froze at the 'starting windows' display. Back to linux to change it back to ntfs. Windows boot threw up a problem splash. I choose start normally and it did. But it's almost like evidence of communication between the two worlds.
 
In case you want to see a picture...

From Windows Disk Management:

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From Linux GParted:

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That 32GB bar highlighted in green is the offender.
 
Crap. :banghead:

Take a closer look at /dev/sda3. Gparted lists it as "Extended", which I think indicates it is effectively a volume that has been software RAID-ed. As in, multiple physical partitions combined into one virtual mega partition. Notice how the rest of the partitions in gparted are indented under it -- I belive this means they "make up" what sda3 actually is.

It's possible that partition assistant didn't simply stretch the partition to fill up the extra space, but rather did some sort of RAID or volume stripe-ing operation instead to "merge". This would explain why windows shows the effective volume size while linux is splitting hairs over it.

I don't have much experience with RAID setups, or their software equivalents, so I'm gonna need someone else to jump in here.
 
Good catch. Maybe I'll just save what I can on the Linux side, trash sda3 and start Mint over. Just experimental territory anyway...
 
Well, I do see a difference in the makeup of sda3.....what did you do, kill the original sda3 and repartition everything? Does Windows / linux now agree on everything? Or is this just Aomei's display of the same unchanged disc?
 
Oddly enough, Aomei's 'merge' feature, which appears to have caused the problem when run under Windows, was fixed by running the same feature run under their boot CD. 'Merge' was new to me but it makes sense, in theory. I'm pretty well confused, but I think all is well now...
 
I've got eight
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USB2 ports on the way, and about to get a bunch of 8GB sticks, so I can flash-install a bunch of these.
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I got the ports and installed some flash distros, but three things happened on the way:

1. These mystery China ports aren't any faster than my ancient USB1 ports, at least for transferring data.

(edit: just found: You MUST have the USB 2.0 controller, either on the motherboard or a PCI card, in order to take full advantage of USB 2.0 devices. There is no way around this.) ...oops.

2. While waiting for them, I tried enough distros to realize that none of them can lure me away from W7HP.

3. When I choose boot options, the new ports don't show up anyway.

I still have Linux Mint Cinnamon running alongside for occasional tinkering, not to mention a pantload of flash drives that I plan to...
 
davoid said:
Hey instead of having all those flash drives you could use this app, DriveDroid, and boot your PC from ISOs stored on your phone!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid

Probably not that useful but I thought it was kinda neat if you're always trying different distros.
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Perfect. I boot installer ISOs all the time, something like this is perfect for turning my phone into a Swiss army knife.

This probably also means I should get a bigger sd card now. :(
 
Butter? Doesn't that make it hard to hold? ;)

For someone in the IT industry, this app is a godsend. Imagine, you don't need to keep a huge case of Windows discs around anymore, just plug your phone in like a boss and impress the heck outta your clients!
 
Since this thread is serving as my temporary diary, I might as well report that I just bought a newer used tower that should be quite a bit faster then my current beast. That and the new one is wired for USB2.

Now I'll just be few years behind the times, not a whole decade.
 
I have a new question (also posted here), if you don't mind...

It just occurred to me, after buying it, that the listing doesn't say anything about whether it's 32 or 64 bit. So I asked him, "Uh-oh. Now that I've bought it, I have another question: Since your listing doesn't appear to mention it, I'm assuming it's 32-bit, not 64... am I correct?"

He just replied, "we have both, which one do you want?" The answer is have I no idea, so I'm bouncing it off you...

* I've always used 32-bit and all my current programs are 32. Further, I am not even aware of the advantages of 64.

* I know 32 won't really be able to access all four gigs, but since I'm currently fine with two, I suppose that's not a real issue.

* I've read that 4GB is the dividing line on which type to choose. Since the new PC is 4GB, this the decision becomes even harder.

So, unless you really think I should do 64, and you can answer pretty soon, I think I'll just tell him 32... at least I know what I'm in for that way.

From googling this subject, I can see this is the oldest debate in computing, so I appreciate your solving it right here.
 
You almost convinced me in one sentence, but...

Will all my 32-bit programs work on 64? Generally, I hear 'yes.'

Will my new PC run faster on 64? Generally, I hear 'maybe not.'

IS 4GB actually too sparse to run 64? Generally, I hear 'sort of.'
 
Sheesh, another issue. I read that 64-bit wants a dual-core PC. He can do that so I said please do. Did I make the right choice?

...getting in way over my head now.
 
Do you know if your current PC has a 64 bit capable CPU?
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No, but I reckon there's a way to tell. After Windowing for twenty years, I never paid any attention to this subject until yesterday.

Turns out I got a Dual core, 64-bit, 3Ghz, 4GB... hope I guessed right.
 
I became concerned if we were still in Pentiumland, so I asked him, "when you say 'D,' do you mean 'Pentium D?' I don't want to change that, but otherwise, I'm still happy with the setup."

He just answered, "yes optiplex 620 Pentium D, duo core."

So I think that settles things... do you?
 
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