Re: Linux won't read W2000 partition table

From: Pierre Alexis (pierrealexis_at_cheerful.com)
Date: 04/03/04


Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 08:51:33 GMT


WTH wrote:
>>I was using fdisk to make a 2GB FAT partition before installing.
>
>
> Before installing which OS?

I was using fdisk at the very beginning, before installing my first os, w2k.

>>FAT32 one of them, Linux would not recognize the partition table.
>
>
> That's funny because I have (on the current work system I am using to type
> this) used that very same tool to wipe a logical partition and turn it into
> a primary partition and MDK 9.2 found it just fine.

Same here, when I installed a smaller (30 GB) disk on the same PC, RH
7.1 had no problems with W2K's Disk Management.

Pierre



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