I had similar trouble with IBM thinkpad T42p - they also have hidden partitions and "non-standard" partition table. The Partition Command 6 version I had was not able to handle that. What I ended up doing was to download the linux system rescue disk ISO, burn it on a CD - which makes a bootable linux rescue disk. It has a partition table utility like partition magic, partition commander etc. I think it is called qtpartd. It has a nice qt GUI and works just like partition magic. I was able to use that tool to delete the hidden partition, move around the partitions and then create a free disk space on it - which suse 9.1 installer used to do the installation. You can get the System rescue ISO from http://www.sysresccd.org/ Osho On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 14:50:04 -0600, Donald D Henson <wepin@wepin.com> wrote:
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this but I don't seem to be able to get a clear answer from the other lists I have tried, lists to remain nameless.
I want to repartition a hard drive to make room for Linux partitions in a dual-boot configuration. I tried using Partition Magic but it reports a non-standard partition and exits without making any changes. I have discovered that both Dell and Compaq create non-standard hidden partitions on their hard drives, the reason apparently open to debate. Does anyone know how to get around this non-standard partition? I'd appreciate any assistance here.
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