On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Sevatio Octavio wrote:
= 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
Create partitions in Linux with fdisk. It's a menu system, easy to use.
Read teh manpage first though.
kf
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= >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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= On 7/30/00, 7:45:24 AM, Charles Curley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
= Re: [expert] Partitioning Rules - ?:
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= > 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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= > -- C^2
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= > No windows were crashed in the making of this email.
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= > http://w3.trib.com/~ccurley
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