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On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:17:48 -0400 "Stephen P Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I have a new Seagate 1GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive. I would like to install OpenSUSE 11.4 on the disk and I should like some expert guidance on partitioning the drive. I would like to have a 2 GB vfat partition so that my Win OS computers (laptop and a tower) will be able to recognize the external drive. Currently, as a result of an abortive installation on linux, there is no vfat partition of the external drive. I am willing to accept the I 11.4 installer defaults, suitably adjusted for the 2.0 GB to be allocated to the vfat partition. How should I partition the drive?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Stephen, I gather you meant "a new Seagate 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive."? I've always had the best luck with first creating any M$ compatible partitions and formatting them with M$ tools and then proceeding with my *nix installations. I've often encountered unexpected 'hiccups' going the other way around. hth & regards, Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org