[Preston] RE: Partition problems
David Joyner
preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
Mon Jan 13 11:31:01 2003
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Hi Andrew,
Windows requires that the primary partition be designated the "active"
partition. Does the Linux Fdisk tools you are using do this? If not you
would probably get the symptoms you describe. MS Fdisk can be used to set
the active partition.
David
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew King [mailto:plug@andyroo.demon.co.uk]
Sent: 10 January 2003 21:06
To: preston@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Preston] Hello - Replace Access?
That's a point, if anyone else has found this - I've often lately tried
to install new 95/98/NT/2k machines by first partitioning with the fdisk
program with toms rootboot disk, and then formatting (where possible)
with mkdosfs. But quite often things have screwed up - I've got through
the first part of the install, to where it resets, and then it hasn't
rebooted properly. Yet they still see the partitions right (and the
partition table /looks/ right in a hex editor - it's not like there's
too much to them really is it), and what they wrote to the filesystem is
still readable. Could there be any reason why partitioning or formatting
using the linux tools can screw up windows even if it's all done before
the windows install's started?
Andrew
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi Andrew,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Windows requires that the primary partition be =
designated the "active" partition. Does the Linux Fdisk =
tools you are using do this? If not you would probably get the =
symptoms you describe. MS Fdisk can be used to set the active =
partition.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>David</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Andrew King [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:plug@andyroo.demon.co.uk">mailto:plug@andyroo.demon.co.uk=
</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: 10 January 2003 21:06</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: preston@mailman.lug.org.uk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [Preston] Hello - Replace =
Access?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>That's a point, if anyone else has found this - I've =
often lately tried </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>to install new 95/98/NT/2k machines by first =
partitioning with the fdisk </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>program with toms rootboot disk, and then formatting =
(where possible) </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>with mkdosfs. But quite often things have screwed up =
- I've got through </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the first part of the install, to where it resets, =
and then it hasn't </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>rebooted properly. Yet they still see the partitions =
right (and the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>partition table /looks/ right in a hex editor - it's =
not like there's </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>too much to them really is it), and what they wrote =
to the filesystem is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>still readable. Could there be any reason why =
partitioning or formatting </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>using the linux tools can screw up windows even if =
it's all done before </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>the windows install's started?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Andrew</FONT>
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