Re: [LI] Partitioning : No free primary

[Rohit <rohits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I mean with NTFS you cannot copy the boot image over from linux to NT so that
> the loader can read it 

Right! FAT has been the only way to be able to read MBR later and to
install LILO. My terminology is not exact, I know, but I have had to
reinstall whole NT on FAT for the same purpose..

> fine. With NTFS  therefore linux boot floppy is your only go. Good luck trying
> to use LILO to load NT. I once installed LILO on a dual boot with NT and I had
> to reinstall NT.

I have had the same problem myself. I had given in to the demands of
this NT disk admin when it came asking for 'repairing' MBR... I damn
lost EVERYTHING...
I mean 	'everything' on the machine was rendered useless..

> Nope. I recently built a server with a 12 GIG drive no problems. No jumpers or
> any such thing.

The idea may be this.. I have sidey workarounds to everything these
days..
Install NT, then linux and then let NT take up the freespace.. Nothing
wasted, [at least not shown as wasted - and no 'jumping' required too]

Rohit
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