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From: mfrohman@digi.lonestar.org (Matthew Frohman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: MicroPort Unix V/386
Keywords: DOS, disk, partition
Message-ID: <1071@digi.lonestar.org>
Date: 4 Oct 90 16:48:50 GMT
References: <1990Oct3.151720.22811@hq.demos.su>
Organization: DSC Communications, Plano Tx.
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I am using MicroPort's implementation of Unix (sys V/386).
I have a 386/20 with a 67 MB hard disk and 5 MB of RAM.

When I install the software, it asks me if I want to save
a part of the hard disk for DOS.  When I reply YES, it asks
me for the number of cylinders, 0-644.  However much I
allocate, it place DOS as the first partition, starting at 1,
with the Unix partition following.

My question is, according to the documentation, NO partition
should begin at 0 or 1.  That is reserved for something else.
I see no way to specify where to begin the partition.

It IS causing a problem, because after I install Unix, then
go back to DOS and format the DOS drive and set it as the
active partition, the next time I turn on my computer, the
boot sector has been wiped out and FDISK says that there are
NO partitions.

Any help???
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Matthew Frohman        texbell!digi!mfrohman  OR  mfrohman@digi.UUCP
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