[Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition weirdness...
Carlos M. Echenique
carlos@echenique.com
Mon, 16 Oct 2000 12:02:36 -0400
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Nope, you got it backwards. The drive is reporting 8 primaries and that =
causes the fdisk in SuSE to segfault. I tried partition magic and that =
doesn't help. I 'm having the drive swapped out as it is useful for a =
non-SuSE environment.
Carlos
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jorge Schmidt=20
To: Carlos M. Echenique=20
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:13 AM
Subject: RE: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition weirdness...
Carlos,
You may (I hope) have figured it out already. If not, and if I =
understand the problem correctly, this may help:
You want 8+ partitions, but can only have 4 logical partitions. No =
problem.
The main point to keep in mind is that you have to make (at least) one =
very large logical partition into which you will nest the extended =
partitions. Also, IIRC, swap must be logical. So for example,
hda1 swap 100M
hda2 / 4 G
hda3 10G
hda4 reserved for future or whatever
Using Yast this is not hard to do.
Jorge
At 01:05 AM 10/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
That is exactly the problem.=20
-----Original Message-----=20
From: Dean Benson [mailto:morbid69@bellsouth.net]=20
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 6:54 PM=20
To: Carlos M. Echenique; Nick Simicich=20
Cc: Jorge Schmidt P.; linux@flux.org=20
Subject: Re: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition weirdness...
I thought that (When I think I get dangerous) there was a smaller =
limit on the number of primary partitions? Isn't it limited to 4 =
primary and unlimited extended partitions?=20
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Dean=20
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Nick Simicich=20
To: Carlos M. Echenique=20
Cc: Jorge Schmidt P. ; linux@flux.org=20
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 6:26 PM=20
Subject: Re: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition weirdness...
At 10:37 AM 10/13/2000 -0400, Carlos M. Echenique wrote:=20
>>>>=20
<?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Yes the BIOS recognizes the =
model of the hard drive and can handle the capacity. SuSE's partitioning =
utility reports that there are 8 primary partitions and if I try to =
remove them, it segfaults. Tried the 6.3 version too.=20
<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><<<<
I found a good freeware dos partitioning program that allowed me =
to fix my partition type in Windows 98 after a fdisk /MBR wiped it out. =
Easiest way to find it is to do a "yahoo" search for "ranish".
See what it reports. I hope this helps.
>>>>=20
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<?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Carlos=20
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: <mailto:j.schmidt@satago.com>Jorge Schmidt P.=20
To: <mailto:carlos@echenique.com>Carlos M. Echenique=20
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 10:17 AM=20
Subject: Re: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition weirdness...
Carlos,
can the BIOS handle the size of the partitions? Also, have you =
tried using SuSE's partition utility?
Jorge
At 05:19 PM 10/12/00 -0400, you wrote:=20
<?fontfamily><?param arial><?smaller>Gang:
I'm trying to install SuSE 7 Pro on a K6-2 300 w 64MB RAM & 20GB =
IBM HD. When I go to partition the drive manually (I want to set up my =
own partitions and use the Reiser Journalling FS) the machine reports =
that there is an invalid partition table on the drive. It then proceeds =
to install everything in the /boot partition. What do I do? I've booted =
from a Win98 floppy and tried fdisk and fdisk /mbr. Still no soap.
Frustrated,=20
Carlos=20
Echenique Consulting Service=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nope, you got it backwards. The drive =
is reporting=20
8 primaries and that causes the fdisk in SuSE to segfault. I tried =
partition=20
magic and that doesn't help. I 'm having the drive swapped out as it is =
useful=20
for a non-SuSE environment.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Carlos</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dflux_dump@yahoo.com =
href=3D"mailto:flux_dump@yahoo.com">Jorge=20
Schmidt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dcarlos@echenique.com=20
href=3D"mailto:carlos@echenique.com">Carlos M. Echenique</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 16, 2000 =
9:13=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro =
partition=20
weirdness...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Carlos,<BR><BR>You may (I hope) have figured it out=20
already. If not, and if I understand the problem correctly, this =
may=20
help:<BR><BR>You want 8+ partitions, but can only have 4 logical=20
partitions. No problem.<BR><BR>The main point to keep in mind is =
that=20
you have to make (at least) one very large logical partition into =
which you=20
will nest the extended partitions. Also, IIRC, swap must be=20
logical. So for=20
=
example,<BR><BR>hda1<X-TAB> </X-TAB><X-TAB> &=
nbsp; </X-TAB>swap<X-TAB> &=
nbsp; </X-TAB><X-TAB>  =
;</X-TAB>100M<BR>hda2<X-TAB> </X-TAB><X-TAB> =
</X-TAB>/<X-TAB> &nb=
sp; </X-TAB><X-TAB> &=
nbsp; </X-TAB>4=20
=
G<BR>hda3<X-TAB> </X-TAB><X-TAB> =
</X-TAB><X-TAB> &nbs=
p; </X-TAB><X-TAB> &n=
bsp; </X-TAB>10G<BR>hda4<X-TAB> </X-TAB><X-TA=
B> </X-TAB>reserved=20
for future or whatever<BR><BR>Using Yast this is not hard to=20
do.<BR><BR>Jorge<BR><BR>At 01:05 AM 10/14/00 -0400, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>That is=20
exactly the problem.</FONT>=20
<DL><FONT face=3Dtahoma size=3D2>
<DD>-----Original Message-----=20
<DD>From:</B> Dean Benson [<A =
href=3D"mailto:morbid69@bellsouth.net"=20
eudora=3D"autourl">mailto:morbid69@bellsouth.net</A>]=20
<DD>Sent:</B> Friday, October 13, 2000 6:54 PM=20
<DD>To:</B> Carlos M. Echenique; Nick Simicich=20
<DD>Cc:</B> Jorge Schmidt P.; linux@flux.org=20
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition=20
weirdness...<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>
<DD>I thought that (When I think I get dangerous) there was a =
smaller=20
limit on the number of primary partitions? Isn't it limited =
to 4=20
primary and unlimited extended partitions?</FONT>=20
<DD><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>=20
<DD>Dean</FONT>=20
<DD>=20
<DD>----- Original Message -----=20
<DD>From:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:njs@scifi.squawk.com">Nick =
Simicich</A>=20
<DD>To:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:carlos@echenique.com">Carlos M. =
Echenique</A>=20
<DD>Cc:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:j.schmidt@satago.com">Jorge Schmidt =
P.</A> ;=20
<A href=3D"mailto:linux@flux.org">linux@flux.org</A>=20
<DD>Sent:</B> Friday, October 13, 2000 6:26 PM=20
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition =
weirdness...<BR><BR>
<DD>At 10:37 AM 10/13/2000 -0400, Carlos M. Echenique wrote:=20
<DD>>>>>=20
<DD><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Yes the =
BIOS=20
recognizes the model of the hard drive and can handle the =
capacity. SuSE's=20
partitioning utility reports that there are 8 primary partitions =
and if I=20
try to remove them, it segfaults. Tried the 6.3 version too.=20
<DD><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><<<<<BR><BR>
<DD>I found a good freeware dos partitioning program that allowed =
me to=20
fix my partition type in Windows 98 after a fdisk /MBR wiped it =
out.=20
Easiest way to find it is to do a "yahoo" search for =
"ranish".<BR><BR>
<DD>See what it reports. I hope this helps.<BR><BR>
<DD>>>>>=20
<DD><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>=20
<DD><?/smaller><?/fontfamily>=20
<DD><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Carlos=20
<DD><?/smaller><?/fontfamily>=20
<DD>----- Original Message -----=20
<DD>From:</B> <<A href=3D"mailto:j.schmidt@satago.com"=20
eudora=3D"autourl">mailto:j.schmidt@satago.com</A>>Jorge =
Schmidt P.=20
<DD>To:</B> <<A href=3D"mailto:carlos@echenique.com"=20
eudora=3D"autourl">mailto:carlos@echenique.com</A>>Carlos M. =
Echenique=20
<DD>Sent:</B> Friday, October 13, 2000 10:17 AM=20
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: [Linux] SuSE 7 Pro partition =
weirdness...<BR><BR>
<DD>Carlos,<BR><BR>
<DD>can the BIOS handle the size of the partitions? Also, have you =
tried=20
using SuSE's partition utility?<BR><BR>
<DD>Jorge<BR><BR>
<DD>At 05:19 PM 10/12/00 -0400, you wrote:=20
<DD><?fontfamily><?param =
arial><?smaller>Gang:<BR><BR>
<DD>I'm trying to install SuSE 7 Pro on a K6-2 300 w 64MB RAM =
& 20GB=20
IBM HD. When I go to partition the drive manually (I want to set =
up my own=20
partitions and use the Reiser Journalling FS) the machine reports =
that=20
there is an invalid partition table on the drive. It then proceeds =
to=20
install everything in the /boot partition. What do I do? I've =
booted from=20
a Win98 floppy and tried fdisk and fdisk /mbr. Still no =
soap.<BR><BR>
<DD>Frustrated, <BR><BR>
<DD>Carlos=20
<DD>Echenique Consulting Service=20
=
<DD><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><BR></DD></DL><<<&l=
t;<BR><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>We=20
will fight for bovine freedom, And hold our large heads high.<BR>We =
will run=20
free, with the buffalo or die! Cows with Guns.<BR>- Dana Lyons, Cows =
With=20
Guns<BR>Nick Simicich <A href=3D"mailto:njs@scifi.squawk.com"=20
eudora=3D"autourl">mailto:njs@scifi.squawk.com</A><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://scifi.squawk.com/njs.html"=20
eudora=3D"autourl">http://scifi.squawk.com/njs.html</A> -- Stop by =
and Light=20
Up The World!<BR>_______________________________________________ =
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