Re: cfdisk doesn't work with Windows 98 Long Disk Support?!
Duggan Dieterly wrote:
> i'm trying to install debian linux from a cd-rom that was in the 'Debian
> GNU/Linux Guide to Installation' book.
>
> the problem is that i have a 25 GB disk. if i want to use more than 2 GB for
> windows 98 (which i do) then i must enable long disk support when i use
> windows 98 fdisk to partition my disk. unfortunately, the cfdisk that came
> on the cd-rom can't handle the partition table that windows 98 writes.
>
> does anyone know a workaround for this?
> Hi Duggan,
I'm new at this to so beware. It's my understanding you use fdisk to partition win
partitions & cfdisk to partition linux partition. Something about each os partition
works
best with its own partitioner. Dean
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