Are you sure? I ask because I presently have TurboLinux which I installed
within that extended partition. I used PM to move all my FAT partitions to
the beginning of the extended partition and to create the logical partitions
for Linux. I then installed turbolinux and used Linux to format and "fill"
them. Will that not work with Mandrake?
Thanks.
Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
----- Original Message -----
From: Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Second window partition no longer available bug
> Jeff
> First thing. If you are planning to install Linux Within the DOS
extended
> partition: It won't work You need to use PM to resize your extended
> partition leaving an area of free space to which you will install Linux.
> I, myself, was not aware of the installation bug until yesterday. The
> problem occurs only if you install in Automatic Mode. You should be
> perfectly safe if you install in Expert Mode.
>
> Charles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Malka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Mandrake Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 6:03 AM
> Subject: [newbie] Second window partition no longer available bug
>
>
> > I am planning to install Mandrake 7.1 on my PC on my second 8 GB HD.
> >
> > My second HD only contains one 8 GB DOS extended partition which already
> > contains several logical DOS partitions. Using Partition Magic I have
> moved
> > them all to the beginning of the extended partition leaving enough room
> for
> > Linux at the end of the partition.
> >
> > I am worried because of the messages I have seen and the reported
install
> > bug listed in http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/heliumlast.php3 as
"Second
> > window partition no longer available". I do not quite understand if
this
> > will apply to my setup described above (that is that I will not be able
to
> > access my FAT logical partitions in that extended partitions) or if I am
> > safe.
> >
> > Could someone tell me? Someone else said they tried the "script" and it
> did
> > not work for them.
> >
> >
> > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
>
>
