On 2010/02/28 17:50 (GMT-0500) James Knott composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
On 2010/02/28 17:29 (GMT-0500) James Knott composed:
USB drives don't support multiple partitions.
Where did this misconception come from?
I had read that a while ago and also when I put the old drive into a USB case, none of the partitions were visible. When I put that drive back into the computer, everything is again available.
Some USB cases can be pretty stupid. Mine isn't. All of as many as 60+ partitions get found. The stupidity is often an inability to use the actual CHS emulation with which the HD was actually configured. Some are hard-coded to use * 255 63, others * 240 63, and the best do whatever it takes. Most desktop HDs use * 255 63, while most laptop HDs use * 240 63. Sounds like maybe you're trying to use a * 240 63 configured HD in a * 255 63 only case. Maybe your laptop has to flexibility to use * 255 63. Pending availability of a smarter case, try first putting the new HD into the external to make the copy, and see if the copy when transferred into the laptop will work. -- "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams, 2nd US President Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org