Charles,
For the D drive, I never created it. It came from the manufacturer with
two partitions already on it. But D is FAT32. ANd yes, I was able to
access the D windows partition before i installed Linux.
Sean
On Sat, 8 Jul 2000, Charles A Edwards wrote:
> Sean
> I had expected PM to see your Linux partitions as Type 85 but I had not
> expected it to see your D partition as the same.
> This begs 2 questions.
> When you created D did you create it as Fat?
> Have you ever been able to access D from Windows?
>
> Charles
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
>
>
> > Charles,
> >
> > I was able to get PM. When I ran it though, i couyld see two files.
> > There was a FAt which was labled as my C drive in windows. Then there was
> > the remainding of my hard drive all in one clump. And rather that saying
> > what type of drive it was, (whether FAT32 or Linux) it called it "type
> > 85." I thought that was sorta strange since that was where the linux and
> > D drive are but clumped them together. Then, if i were to boot to linux,
> > sure enough all the drives are still there, the C, D and linux. But what
> > i tired to do was in windows, the clump called type 85 (which is where the
> > D and linux are) i tired to set as Active like you suggested and then
> > rebooted. Unfortunately it didn't have an effect. Do you know if there
> > is something else that I can do? thanks for your help thus far.
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Sean David McCurry-Nieto wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > The download time is really long since it's rather large. but i'm
> working
> > > on getting it, it'll just take some time.
> > >
> > > I do have data on the FAT32 D partition. it wasn't just written over,
> but
> > > rather how you were saying it's hidden since i can't access it. i'll
> try
> > > to get PM and see if that would do the trick.
> > >
> > > sean
> > >
> > > On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Charles
> > > A Edwards wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sean
> > > > You can not download a working copy of PM.
> > > >
> > > > I have used PM for almost all of my partitioning so I have no first
> hand
> > > > knowledge as to wheather fdisk or any other utility will allow you to
> set
> > > > your D partition as active.
> > > >
> > > > Since you created your D partition when you installed Mandrake does
> that
> > > > mean that you don,t actually have any data on it?
> > > > If it is just an empty Fat partition you can boot to your 7.1
> > > > installation CD, go through to the partition utility, delete D, and
> resize C
> > > > to take back the space. After it has been written to disk cancel the
> > > > installation.and reboot your system. You will now have only one
> Windows
> > > > partition but it's size will now be that of C & D combined.
> > > >
> > > > Charles
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:13 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] partition (drive) access
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Charles, I don't have partition magic. I used the utility during
> the
> > > > install to
> > > > > partition the disk. Might there be another way? I'll look for
> patition
> > > > magic
> > > > > to download but i'm connected really slowly so I'm not sure if i'd
> be able
> > > > to
> > > > > get it. thank you
> > > > >
> > > > > Sean
> > > > >
> > > > > >Sean
> > > > > > Let me see if I have your info correctly.
> > > > > >You have 1 hd on which you have 2 Windows partitions (C&D) and an
> > > > extended
> > > > > >Linux partition.
> > > > > > When your Linux partitions were created your Win D was changed
> from
> > > > > >Active to Hidden because normally you would have only 1 active
> partition
> > > > per
> > > > > >hd. If it is hidden Windows can not see it. Linux dosen't care and
> can
> > > > see
> > > > > >any thing except BeOS.
> > > > > > I am guessing that you have PM. If so then launch it. Select
> what
> > > > should
> > > > > >be your D partition and from the Operation menu choose Advanced/
> Set
> > > > Active.
> > > > > >You will get a warning message about your Drive letters changing
> and
> > > > > >reccomending that you don't do it, but do it anyway.
> > > > > > Once you reboot your system Windows will once again see both
> your C &
> > > > D
> > > > > >partitions.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Charles
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Sean David McCurry-Nieto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 6:51 PM
> > > > > Subject: [newbie] partition (drive) access
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I was wondering if someone could answer a technical question for
> me.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Recently I installed Mandrake 7.1 on my personal computer.
> Mandrake
> > > > will
> > > > > > automaticaly mount your media for you, whether it's HDs, zips,
> cds, etc.
> > > > > I am
> > > > > > using a dual boot system, windows and then of course linux. On
> the
> > > > > windows
> > > > > > partition I have two drives, C:\ and D:\ Well when I am running
> Linux,
> > > > I
> > > > > can
> > > > > > see both of the windows partitions and can even access the files
> across
> > > > > the
> > > > > > partition (from Linux onto windows). But when I boot into Windows
> I
> > > > can't
> > > > > see
> > > > > > the D:\ drive. I can access the C but can't even see the D. Does
> > > > anybody
> > > > > have
> > > > > > any suggestions as to what I can do to resolve this?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sean
> > > > > >
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