SI Reasoning wrote:
> I recently tried to use PM6 and I got an error that my
> partition table was unreadable and it wouldn't let me
> do anything.. I have had problems with this in the
> past when I have used diskdrake. Is there a way to fix
> the partition table so that PM6 can read from it
> again?
>
Could you please chek the types of partitions? If you have 0x85 (Linux
extended) there are good chances you had 0x05 (Extended) before and
diskdrake changed it for you. PM does not understand 0x85. OTOH I do not
get an error even in this case.
-andrej
> --- Pixel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Fox) writes:
>>
>>
>>>I always partition with Partition Magic (PM6) and
>>>
>>let diskdrake only format the partitions.
>>
>>>But this time I have a serious problem.
>>>
>>>During a new install, diskdrake does not recognize
>>>
>>the partition table properly and offers to "fix" it
>>-
>>
>>>which I beleiev it will wipe out the patition
>>>
>>table.
>>
>>>When I say "no" to this offer, I notice that the
>>>
>>swap partition that I created originally in PM6
>>
>>>is not recognized in diskdrake - in fact it shows
>>>
>>up as empty space. When I try to create the swap
>>
>>>partition under diskdrake, it complains and
>>>
>>creates an overlapping partition problem.
>>
>>>I am unable to install now.
>>>
>>>What has changed in diskdrake lately?
>>>
>>nothing that would cause this.
>>
>>
>
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