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Date:	Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:35:01 -0700
From:	Tom Brown <thomabrown@gmail.com >
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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Don't use PM to create BM. Use DFSee or LVM from an eCS installation CD.
It DOES get a primary partition, but of type 0a, NOT 0E. BM should go at
the beginning or end of a drive so as not to fragment the free space
used for the logical volume container. It takes one cylinder so that the
other partitions can start on cylinder boundaries.

You might want to look at this:

http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL1100H/vnewsf5.htm

Google is also your friend. You may want to do some additional research
on LVM and BM.

HTH

jrace@attglobal.net wrote:
> OK it's finally happening. Need a bit of help.
>
> I have HDD partitioned for BM (FAT) DOS (FAT), W2K (FAT32), 4 logical FAT
> partitions for data sharing, and 3 unformatted partitions ready for
> formatting as HPFS for install of eCS.
>
> Question is about boot manager.
>
> 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 reside
> somewhere in the extended partition, as I discovered when I accidentally
> set its type to 0E. I'd rather use the old stuff I'm familiar with if
> there is no downside.
>
> What can I use to put the old IBM Boot Manager on the first partition? I
> still have the old Partition Magic V 2 which I recall has this. Or what
> else
> could I use now? (I have a lot of stuff lying around; someone pls remind
> me what are the alternatives.)
>
> Thanks for all help. Looking forward to seeing all the gang at Warpstock.
>
> Jeffrey Race

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Tom Brown, Catherder
thombrown at gmail dot com
Member SCOUG, V.O.I.C.E., & SDAA

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