Hi Geert, Am 29.06.18 um 21:12 schrieb Geert Uytterhoeven: > Hi Michael, > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:08 AM Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Am 29.06.18 um 20:51 schrieb Geert Uytterhoeven: >>>> Would MSDOS recognize the GPT partition as 'probably FAT', and attempt >>>> to use it? >>> No idea... >>> >>> Probably some old Windows or MacOS versions will just suggest to >>> format your "new" disk ;-) >> Yep, that's what I'd expect. Windows even used to trash the LILO boot >> code in the MBR if you just happened to boot to it by accident. Did we >> complain? > Those days Linux users just knew not to use Windows ;-) For good reason. But that happened on a couple of instrument control PCs I converted from Win2k. Never mount a scratch monkey... >>> Personally, I see no reason to depend on a kernel option, if it is safe to use. >>> Just use it. >> So to recap - someone partitions a disk on AmigaOS 4.x, taking advantage >> of the large block device support there. >> Using that disk on AmigaOS 3.1, data loss ensues. Whether or not Linux >> (patched) ever touched the disk has no impact on that outcome. >> >> Right? > That's my understanding, too. OK, that decides it. Cheers, Michael > Gr{oetje,eeting}s, > > Geert >