It sounds as if Linux does not support partitions
created by recent versions of DiskManager. (According
to ide.txt in the kernel documentation version 6.X of
DiskManager is supported. I think version 6.X got around
the 512 MB barrier, I suspect the newer version gets around
the 8GB barrier.)
I'd guess you have two options: (1) Use DM and let Win98
have the whole drive and Linux none of it, or (2) remove
DM and let Linux and Win98 share the first 8GB leaving
the remainder of the drive for Linux alone.
Tony
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Gendreau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 12:27 PM
> To: Herman Aa
> Cc: Linux Configuration Mailing List
> Subject: Re: No space left .. new HD ??
>
>
> What I forgot to mention is ..
> LINUX is already running on my machine. It is on my drive /dev/hda5
> Swap is /dev/hda6
>
> Lets put my question in other words ...............
> How do I simply partition/format my new 13 Gigs HD so Linux
> AND Windows can
> read/write to it, whatever I choose to boot as OS on a day to
> day basis
> ????????????
>
> Thanks !
>
> Herman Aa wrote:
>
> > Simon, 30sep99
> >
> > When you installed the special driver you created new rules for your
> > harddisk environment. Without knowing the special driver
> there is not
> > much of a discussion.
> > You have no problem installing Linux?
>
> Nop
>
> > The alternate way is NOT to install the special driver.
> > (The instructions with the DiskManager/ special driver are
> for the Windows
> > environment. It does not necessarily apply to Linux.)
> > Leave the disk blank. Do not partition it.
> > Or partition only the part you need for Windows. Do not
> create an EXTENDED
> > partition at this point.
> > Leave the remainder of the disk un-partitioned.
> >
> > When you install Linux from CDROM you will get the harddisk
> partitioner of
> > Linux.
> > Same name 'fdisk' but different from Windows-fdisk.
> > See what fdisk-linux can do for you. The Windows-rules are
> replaced by
> > Linux rules.
> > Linux has less restrictions.
> > Linux might well partition drives over 8GB. I had no
> problems with my 8.6GB
> > SeaGate. (Windows had no problems with it either.)
> >
> > >From Linux you can access Window partitions as if they were Linux.
> > If you mount the Window-drives at startup, Linux 'adopts'
> the mounted
> > Window-drives as it's own.
> > This is not all good news: If you do an 'updatedb' Linux
> will also scan the
> > Windows drives and it takes equally longer.
> > I prefer not to mount at startup. Instead I can activate (mount) a
> > Windows-drive
> > any time I need to. With just a few keystrokes.
> > If Windows (the partition with the WINDOWS directory on
> it) is on a separate
> > drive, the drive will go to sleep (powered-down till called).
> >
> > Windows does not read Linux partitions.
> >
> > >I have simply used the utility called Disk Manager which
> is the tool provided
> > >by Quantum that can partition a HD greater than 8gigd for
> my old P200 pro
> > (Dell
> > >Dimension). Per quantum docs, this is the only utility
> that can do the
> > work for
> > >machines with bios that can't support HD bigger than 8gigs.
> > >
> > >This utility did to following:
> > >- Told me if the bios is compatible with the hd,
> > >- In my case, not compatible, so it told me to move it
> from hdc to hdb , which
> > >I did,
> > >- Re-Started Win98 and I have been ask if it could install
> a special driver
> > >which would enable >8gigs disks connection. Done
> > >- Opened up an interface to partition with either FAT16 or FAT32.
> > >- I choosed FAT32 (for all) to make partition greater than 2gigs.
> > >- Created 4 partitions : ~ 6gigs - 3gigs - 3gigs - 1gig
> > >-Restarted windows.
> > >-Explorer than ended up with 5 new drives:
> > >D: (unreadable) <--- strange isn't it ?
> > >E: (6gigs)
> > >F: (3gigs)
> > >G: (1gig)
> > >H: (3gigs)
> > >
> > >Bear in mind that the only objective is to have partitions
> larger than FAT16
> > >-2gigs limit and also being able to READ-WRITE to these
> partitions when
> > running
> > >Win98 and Linux ......
> > >So if other partitioning solutions can be applied, I am flexible.
> > >
> > >Thanks again !
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Ramana Tadepalli wrote:
> > >
> > >> the hd brand does not matter
> > >> send me info about what you did with the win
> partitioning and in what order
> > >> did you do so. I couldn't get a clear idea. I can help
> you if I have some
> > >> more info
> > >>
> > >> Simon Gendreau wrote:
> > >>
> > ---Herman Aa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >From a mountaintop on Cebu island, Philippines.
>
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> Simon Gendreau
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