Partitioning Advice

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I know this is off subject. Currently Tek-Tips does not have a 'System Configuration' forum, or if it does I am just blind.

I am curious to see if there is a way of bypassing the "partition table" maximum requirements.

Here is the scenario:

I have a laptop currently running

PARTITION (1) - Windows 2000 Professional
PARTITION (2) - WinEXT w/ logical drives
PARTITION (3) - RedHat Linux
PARTITION (4) - FreeBSD 4.7

The scenario I am in is that I have remaining unused space on the drive and would like to add 'Solaris 9' to the mix.

The problem I am facing is that the partition table won't allow anymore 'Primary' partitons to be added.

Is there any way around this?
Is this even possible?

Thanks in advance..

Marc

 

[Morsing]

No, that's not possible.

Windows and Linux can be installed on logical partitions but you need to delete them both (including partitions), create one new primary for Solaris and reinstall Linux and Windows.


Cheers

Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

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So I should delete the primary windows partition and first load Solaris?

I don't think that would work because when I install Windows it overwrites the MBR regarless of whatother OS'S exist.

 

[Morsing]

You can create a boot floppy that can boot either all OSs or just Linux and boot into that to fix the MBR.

Cheers

Henrik Morsing
Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration
& p690 Technical Support

 

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I was hoping to avoid having to use a floppy since my laptop is too small to carry one.

Thanks anyway..