you seem to be correct... DOS/Windows 95/98 will not even bootup if you create more than one primary FAT/FAT32 partition...(get your hands on GNU parted and try it out) -munir --- Joshua Jore <moomonk at rogue.electricgod.net> wrote: > Actually, I seem to recall that dos and win9x/me all > want exactly one > primary partition with everything else in one to > four logical partitions > in an extended partition. I've never actually had a > problem with two or > more primary partitions but there is a MS KB article > citing possible data > loss. I've alwaysb assumed that there is a rarely > used part of windows > that will do something spectacular if it finds the > extra primary > partitions. Of course, this only applies to (V)FAT. > Primary partitions of > other types are invisible as always. > > Josh > > ___SIG___ > > On Thu, 24 May 2001, Munir Nassar wrote: > > > not necessarily true, i usually put a /boot ext2 > > partition at the beginning of the drive (back in > the > > days of the old lilo) and after that i put > windows... > > the only thing it really needs it > > > > A) it be a primary partition > > B) there be no more than 4 primary partitions on > the > > drive (you can have more if they are hidden > primaries) > > > > -munir > > --- "Andy Zbikowski (Zibby)" <zibby at ringworld.org> > > wrote: > > > Windows will only boot from the first partition > on > > > the primiary hard > > > drive. Though with some lilo tricks your can get > it > > > to boot off the first > > > partition of any harddrive. > > > > > > | Andrew S. Zbikowski | Home: 763.591.0977 > | > > > | http://www.ringworld.org | Work: 763.428.9119 > | > > > | http://www.itouthouse.com | PCS: 612.306.6055 > | > > > | His power apparently lies in his ability to > | > > > | choose incompetent enemies. > | > > > | - Crow T. Robot, MST3K, "Prince of Space" > | > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > tclug-list mailing list > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > ===== > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > Version: 3.12 > > GAT GIT dpu- s:- a19 C++ UL P+ L+(++) E--- W+ N+ > w(--) K? O-- M- V- PS+ PE-(--) Y-- PGP-(---) t 5+++ > X R tv-- b+++ D++ DI++ G e+ h+() r- y+ UF++ > > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great > prices > > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list ===== -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GAT GIT dpu- s:- a19 C++ UL P+ L+(++) E--- W+ N+ w(--) K? O-- M- V- PS+ PE-(--) Y-- PGP-(---) t 5+++ X R tv-- b+++ D++ DI++ G e+ h+() r- y+ UF++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/