Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:29:19 +0100
From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Can someone explain the following?!
Hi Avi:
As far as I understand your questions:
Avi Cohen Stuart wrote:
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:18:17 +0100
From: "Avi Cohen Stuart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Can someone explain the following?!
Case: Libretto 110
HD: 40 Gb
First partition: Primary Partition approx 5 GB this will be the W2K root
(FAT32)
Second Partition: Primary Partition approx 2Gb this will contain the
Installation files (FAT)
I leave 102 Mb empty
For hibernation? if so, it's probably at the wrong place.
5 GB + 2 GB = 7 GB; hibernation area should be around 8 GB.
It starts at about 8.35 GB (7.775 GiB).
Then I create a Logical Partition with 1 large NTFS partition
You mean, you first create an extended partition, and then inside that a
logical partition?
The partitions I create on my XP Laptop using a USB-to-HD converter
thingy (Kama Connect)
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Then I copy the W2K CD to the second partition.
Remove the HD from the USB (on a nice way etc...)
Insert the HD into the libretto
Boot using a Win98 disk
Do a
cd C:
looks OK
cd D:
Abort/Fail/Retry...
Problem is almost certainly that DOS can only use 1 (one) primary FAT
partition with some reliability.
When I tried this myself long time ago, I remember it took DOS (Win98) a
loooong time to come up with an error message while still booting. It
just didn't like 2 readable primary partitions + an extended one.
If you have one of those primary partitions non-readable for DOS (e.g.,
NTFS) you'll have no problems.
It's just DOS's drivers which cannot emulate drive letters for more than
one primary partition. Remember, the extended partition (where your
logical partitions live) is really a primary partition.
GRRRRR!!!
Go back to the XP
delete the Logical Partition
Boot again in Win98
and then I can access the D: driver
WHY DO I HAVE TO DELETE THE LOGICAL Partiton!?
AFAICT, because of limitations of DOS.
Why not make:
- A 5 GB primary partition
- An extended (in fact, also primary) partition for the rest of the disk
- Inside the extended partition:
- A logical 2.7 GB for your W2K stuff, extending almost til the
start of the hibernation area
- 100 MB hibernation partition
- Other logical partitions as you see fit
- Then just delete the 100 MB hibernation partition to get rid
of the drive letter it uses.
Lots of this type of misery stuff has been described in the archives of
the Lib mailing list (use www.webarchive.org to get to e.g., the
technoir archive).
Philip
