[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> On 31 May, Charles Curley wrote:
> > -> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > -> /dev/hda1 1 277 2094088+ 6 FAT16
> > -> /dev/hda2 278 556 2109240 5 Extended
> > -> /dev/hda3 * 557 563 52920 83 Linux
> > -> /dev/hda4 564 1268 5329800 83 Linux
> > -> /dev/hda5 278 556 2109208+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
> > ->
> >
> > Other, your partition table is royally clobbered.
I don't get it? Why?
> Kinda figgered that...
>
> > hda1-4 should be either primary or extended partitions.
They are aren't they? 1,3,4 are primary partitions, 2 is extended.
> > Logical partitions should be hda5 and up.
Yep hda5 is a logical partition of hda2 ...hence why
> > hda5: it occupies the same space on the drive as hda2.
> Hmmm... I don't understand. Only the 2nd partition is supposed to be
> extended. That's an NT (or FAT?) partition. It was created (or at least
> modified) with Partition Magic.
Correctly as far as I can see ....
Erm, you're still stuck with the fact you have no swap partition though
:(
Lee
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