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Date:	Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:10:00 -0700
From:	< "jrace@attglobal.net" > jrace@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Preparing new HDD for eCS -- boot manager issue

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OK tks; actually I know that article and I knew all this stuff,
just forgot it :(

Original Message:
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From: Tom Brown thomabrown@gmail=2Ecom
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:35:01 -0700
To: scoug-help@scoug=2Ecom
Subject: SCOUG-Help: Preparing new HDD for eCS -- boot manager issue

Don't use PM to create BM=2E Use DFSee or LVM from an eCS installation CD=2E=
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It DOES get a primary partition, but of type 0a, NOT 0E=2E BM should go at=
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the beginning or end of a drive so as not to fragment the free space=20
used for the logical volume container=2E It takes one cylinder so that the=
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other partitions can start on cylinder boundaries=2E

You might want to look at this:

http://www=2Eos2voice=2Eorg/VNL/past=5Fissues/VNL1100H/vnewsf5=2Ehtm

Google is also your friend=2E You may want to do some additional research=20=

on LVM and BM=2E

HTH

jrace@attglobal=2Enet wrote:
> OK it's finally happening=2E Need a bit of help=2E
>=20
> I have HDD partitioned for BM (FAT) DOS (FAT), W2K (FAT32), 4 logical FA=
T
> partitions for data sharing, and 3 unformatted partitions ready for
> formatting as HPFS for install of eCS=2E
>=20
> Question is about boot manager=2E =20
>=20
> I used Partition Magic 8 but when I install its Bootmagic it does not
> appear to go onto first partition I set aside; it seems actually to resi=
de
> somewhere in the extended partition, as I discovered when I accidentally=

> set its type to 0E=2E I'd rather use the old stuff I'm familiar with =
if
> there is no downside=2E
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> What can I use to put the old IBM Boot Manager on the first partition=3F=
I
> still have the old Partition Magic V 2 which I recall has this=2E Or wh=
at
> else
> could I use now=3F (I have a lot of stuff lying around; someone pls rem=
ind
> me what are the alternatives=2E)
>=20
> Thanks for all help=2E Looking forward to seeing all the gang at Warpst=
ock=2E
>=20
> Jeffrey Race

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Tom Brown, Catherder
thombrown at gmail dot com
Member SCOUG, V=2EO=2EI=2EC=2EE=2E, & SDAA

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