So it seems that we're still stuck in the DOS environment when creating
these partitions. Is there a Linux equivalent to Partition-Magic so we
never touch anything related to MS? Which also leads to this question ->
When installing LM-7.1, I had DiskDrake create the Ext2 partitions. Is
there a new version of Ext2? I ask because my Partition-Magic could not
read those partitions. Also, how is it that DiskDrake could make a Swap
Partition greater than 128Mb?
Seve
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On 7/30/00, 7:45:24 AM, Charles Curley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
Re: [expert] Partitioning Rules - ?:
> On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 08:41:04AM +0000, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
> > Where could I find some answers on the limits of partitioning your HD?
> > i.e. Number of primary & logical partitions allowed.
> >
> > Seve
> I posted a writeup on this list a while ago; check the archives.
> Several of the responses in this thread are incorrect. You can have zero
> to four extended partitions in the MBR. How deep you can nest extended
> partitions is up to the operating system that interprets the data and the
> version of fdisk that writes it. I believe Mess-DOS can only go one deep,
> so you can only get 16 partitions with Mess-DOS.
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