This is the result of fdisk -l: Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1653 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 230 1847443+ 1b Hidden Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda2 * 363 375 104422+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 376 1653 10265535 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 376 392 136521 82 Linux swap /dev/hda6 393 395 24066 83 Linux /dev/hda7 411 647 1903671 83 Linux /dev/hda8 648 810 1309266 83 Linux /dev/hda9 811 945 1084356 83 Linux /dev/hda10 946 1033 706828+ 83 Linux /dev/hda11 1034 1310 2224971 83 Linux /dev/hda12 1311 1653 2755116 83 Linux Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2434 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 1 267 2144646 b Win95 FAT32 /dev/hdb2 268 2434 17406427+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdb5 268 270 24066 83 Linux /dev/hdb6 271 287 136521 82 Linux swap /dev/hdb7 288 653 2939863+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb8 654 901 1992028+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb9 902 1169 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb10 1170 1437 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb11 1438 1705 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb12 1706 1973 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb13 1974 2186 1710891 83 Linux /dev/hdb14 2187 2434 1992028+ 83 Linux When I try to use Partition Magic in windoze, I get error message "init failed ERR 116 I checked the manual and possible cause is that hard-disk geometry is different than the geometry in use when the partition table was written. The above partition table is correct. I have no problem with linux. windoze 95 also works. When I go to change the Award bios, for both hda & hdb, the CHS is 1024, 255, 63. When I try to change the cylinders to agree with the above table, the bios will not accept the correct values of 1653 $ 2434 for hda & hdb resp. The bios also indicates the maximum LBA values for hda & hdb as 13000 MEG & 20000 MEG which are correct. This bios always recognized automatically the hd geometry when I switched hd's on my slave which is a removable caddy from the front. Now it doesn't do that. All this problem started when I tried to install Corel Linux 1.2 evaluation cd. I had empty space on my hdb13 and it formatted the partition. It also changed hda to add a boot partition hda6 and renamed all my partitions in hda. I know that you should not mix linux fdisk and PM but I didn't think it would cause PM not working. The main question is how do you change the bios to accept the right values. TIA jozien
On Friday 16 February 2001 21:52, Joseph Zieniewicz wrote:
This is the result of fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1653 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 230 1847443+ 1b Hidden Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda2 * 363 375 104422+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 376 1653 10265535 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 376 392 136521 82 Linux swap /dev/hda6 393 395 24066 83 Linux /dev/hda7 411 647 1903671 83 Linux /dev/hda8 648 810 1309266 83 Linux /dev/hda9 811 945 1084356 83 Linux /dev/hda10 946 1033 706828+ 83 Linux /dev/hda11 1034 1310 2224971 83 Linux /dev/hda12 1311 1653 2755116 83 Linux
Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2434 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 1 267 2144646 b Win95 FAT32 /dev/hdb2 268 2434 17406427+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdb5 268 270 24066 83 Linux /dev/hdb6 271 287 136521 82 Linux swap /dev/hdb7 288 653 2939863+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb8 654 901 1992028+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb9 902 1169 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb10 1170 1437 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb11 1438 1705 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb12 1706 1973 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb13 1974 2186 1710891 83 Linux /dev/hdb14 2187 2434 1992028+ 83 Linux
When I try to use Partition Magic in windoze, I get error message "init failed ERR 116 I checked the manual and possible cause is that hard-disk geometry is different than the geometry in use when the partition table was written.
The above partition table is correct. I have no problem with linux. windoze 95 also works.
When I go to change the Award bios, for both hda & hdb, the CHS is 1024, 255, 63. When I try to change the cylinders to agree with the above table, the bios will not accept the correct values of 1653 $ 2434 for hda & hdb resp. The bios also indicates the maximum LBA values for hda & hdb as 13000 MEG & 20000 MEG which are correct. This bios always recognized automatically the hd geometry when I switched hd's on my slave which is a removable caddy from the front. Now it doesn't do that.
All this problem started when I tried to install Corel Linux 1.2 evaluation cd. I had empty space on my hdb13 and it formatted the partition. It also changed hda to add a boot partition hda6 and renamed all my partitions in hda. I know that you should not mix linux fdisk and PM but I didn't think it would cause PM not working.
The main question is how do you change the bios to accept the right values.
TIA
jozien
Jozien, OK, I'm learning something new here. How did you carve that thing up in the first place? I only thought you could get 4 physical partitions on an intel based system per HD. I don't know what a LILO -U would do for you. Corel may have hosed your boot sector. IIRC the -U will take you back to your previous boot record. I really don't know much more about it. I used it to recover my NT partition once a looooong time ago. Steve
On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Steven T. Hatton wrote:
On Friday 16 February 2001 21:52, Joseph Zieniewicz wrote:
This is the result of fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1653 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 230 1847443+ 1b Hidden Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda2 * 363 375 104422+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 376 1653 10265535 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 376 392 136521 82 Linux swap /dev/hda6 393 395 24066 83 Linux /dev/hda7 411 647 1903671 83 Linux /dev/hda8 648 810 1309266 83 Linux /dev/hda9 811 945 1084356 83 Linux /dev/hda10 946 1033 706828+ 83 Linux /dev/hda11 1034 1310 2224971 83 Linux /dev/hda12 1311 1653 2755116 83 Linux
Jozien,
OK, I'm learning something new here. How did you carve that thing up in the first place? I only thought you could get 4 physical partitions on an intel based system per HD.
Extended partitions work fine, that's what hda5 through 12 are. Greg
Joseph Zieniewicz wrote:
This is the result of fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1653 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 230 1847443+ 1b Hidden Win95 FAT32 /dev/hda2 * 363 375 104422+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 376 1653 10265535 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 376 392 136521 82 Linux swap /dev/hda6 393 395 24066 83 Linux /dev/hda7 411 647 1903671 83 Linux /dev/hda8 648 810 1309266 83 Linux /dev/hda9 811 945 1084356 83 Linux /dev/hda10 946 1033 706828+ 83 Linux /dev/hda11 1034 1310 2224971 83 Linux /dev/hda12 1311 1653 2755116 83 Linux
Disk /dev/hdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2434 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 1 267 2144646 b Win95 FAT32 /dev/hdb2 268 2434 17406427+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdb5 268 270 24066 83 Linux /dev/hdb6 271 287 136521 82 Linux swap /dev/hdb7 288 653 2939863+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb8 654 901 1992028+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb9 902 1169 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb10 1170 1437 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb11 1438 1705 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb12 1706 1973 2152678+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb13 1974 2186 1710891 83 Linux /dev/hdb14 2187 2434 1992028+ 83 Linux
When I try to use Partition Magic in windoze, I get error message "init failed ERR 116 I checked the manual and possible cause is that hard-disk geometry is different than the geometry in use when the partition table was written.
The above partition table is correct. I have no problem with linux. windoze 95 also works.
When I go to change the Award bios, for both hda & hdb, the CHS is 1024, 255, 63. When I try to change the cylinders to agree with the above table, the bios will not accept the correct values of 1653 $ 2434 for hda & hdb resp. The bios also indicates the maximum LBA values for hda & hdb as 13000 MEG & 20000 MEG which are correct. This bios always recognized automatically the hd geometry when I switched hd's on my slave which is a removable caddy from the front. Now it doesn't do that.
All this problem started when I tried to install Corel Linux 1.2 evaluation cd. I had empty space on my hdb13 and it formatted the partition. It also changed hda to add a boot partition hda6 and renamed all my partitions in hda. I know that you should not mix linux fdisk and PM but I didn't think it would cause PM not working.
The main question is how do you change the bios to accept the right values.
TIA
jozien
Chapter 2 of partition problems. I neglected to state that hda7, hda11 and hda12 are SuSE 6.3, 6.4 & 7.0 resp that is why I'm here, the best list server around. I removed my 20 GIG slave drive from the front removable bay and installed my old 2 GIG drive and the bios recognized the 2 GIG drive. After I reinstalled the 20 GIG drive, Partition Magic 4.0 now works using the emergency floppy of PM but still doesn't work on my master 13 GIG drive. I get error 116. PM only works from the floppy, it still doesn't work when I run it from the desktop in win 95. I get error 986, init failed. The following info I got when I click the info button using PM floppy: Master drive: Partition Type: Bad Serial No: None First Physical Sector: 0 (cyl 0, hd 0, sect 1) <----- is this the problem? Last Physical Sector: 26,555,444 (cyl 1652, hd 254, sect 63) Total Physical Sectors: 26,555,445 ( 12,966.5 MB) Physical Geometry: 1,653 cyls, 255 hds, 63 sects --------------------------------------- Slave drive: Partition Type: 0B (HEX) fat32 Used: 1,215 MB 58% Serial No: 3A63-8959 Free: 879 MB 42% First Physical Sector : 63 ( cyl 0, hd 1, sect 1) Last Physical Sector: 4,289,354 (cyl 266, hd 254, sect 63) Total Physical Sectors: 4,289,292 (2,094.4 MB) Physical Geometry : 2,434 cyls, 255 hds, 63 sects The Physical Geometry for both drives seems ok. TIA jozien
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