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
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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