RE: [newbie] 4 persistent problems

[Thomas J. Hamman]

On 13-Aug-99 John Aldrich wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> 
>> You have to give it a DOS/Windows partition:  Create the partition with
>> Windows'
>> fdisk, and then format it.
>>  
> Well, you CAN create it with Linux FDISK as well. Just tell
> it you want it to be an extended dos partition, either type
> 5 ("Extended") or type f (Win9x "extended/lba) Granted,
> I've never created anything except a primary DOS partition
> using Linux FDISK, but if you create a standard "DOS"
> partition (type 6) you can always re-do it with DOS fdisk
> if you don't like it <G>
>       John

Sure, you could do that.  I suggested Windows fdisk instead because he indicated
he was already using Windows, and because the man page for Linux fdisk
recommends this:

"For best results, you should  always  use  an  OS-specific partition table
program.  For example, you should make DOS partitions with the DOS FDISK
program and Linux partitions with the Linux fdisk or Linux cfdisk program."


-Tom