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From: kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: disk partitions
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Date: 10 Jul 90 08:55:57 GMT
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A while ago I asked a question regarding disk partitions and the Minix
program dos[dir|read|write].  Here's the answer:

Minix can't access a DOS 3.3 EXTENDED partition (without being modified).

If you use the OnTrack software, and create what they call a
"WRITE/READ" partition, then Minix likes it just fine.  Unfortunately,
the Norton Disk Doctor program (NDD, advanced edition 4.50) chokes on
this "WRITE/READ" partition.  I don't know why.

The Minix fdisk program will trash your DOS partition (as far as DOS is
concerned) if you use the S option to decrease the size of the partition
by one block.  I don't know why; maybe DOS isn't smart enough to access
a partition which doesn't start with the "first" head and ending with
the "last" head.  Create the partitions appropriately from the
beginning.

Ken Hendrickson N8DGN/6      kjh@usc.edu      ...!uunet!usc!pollux!kjh