Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 18:06:35 +0200 (IST) From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making a DOS Partition writeable Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961022180354.21430B-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il> In-Reply-To: <199610221551.LAA00811@shell.monmouth.com>
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On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Bill/Carolyn Pechter wrote: > > > > > > There is a commercial DOS software package called PartitionMagic (see > > http://www.powerquest.com) that costs about $50 and can edit partitions > > without reformatting (it can shrink/expand DOS and HPFS partition and > > move around many other types of partitions, though not FreeBSD yet - > > maybe someone shoul talk to them as they support linux and SCO > > partiotions). I never had a problem with it, and it is highly > > recommended if you find yourself repartitioning disks often (once a year > > is often enough for me). > > Are you sure the size linux partitions -- or just recognize them in the > screen. > Haven't tried it, but I think it can *move* linux partitions. I'm pretty sure it can't resize them though. The same goes for NTFS. > I've used the program on OS/2 HPFS and DOS FAT with great success -- but > it occasionally gives the same error message on mounting the resized partition > that they're seeing with FIPS. (this is with v2.03)... I wouldn't know for sure, because I hardly ever access DOS partitions from FreeBSD. Most of the valuable information I have is on servers that run only one O.S., so I only resize partiotions when I want another O.S. on a client and I rarely need to access the other OS's partitions on the client as they usually contain just the bare necessaties for the client to function. > > Bill > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Pechter/Carolyn Pechter | 17 Meredith Drive, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, > 908-389-3592 | pechter@shell.monmouth.com > This message brought to you by the letters VAX and the numbers 11 and 780. > Nadav
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