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  From: Alan Boldock <linux@boldenterprise.com.au>
  To  : Andrew McDonnell <andymc73@yahoo.com.au>
        <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:41:14 +0930

Re: A Mandrake took my Baby!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew McDonnell" <andymc73@yahoo.com.au>
To: <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
Cc: <alan@boldenterprise.com.au>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: A Mandrake took my Baby!


> On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 Alan Boldock wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Installed Mandrake 8 last night now I have problems,
> > 
> > I have an NTFS (Windows NT) partition, I can no
> > longer
> > see it from NT. Linux says that it has the Partion
> > ID of 
> > 17 (Hidden NTFS/HTFS) I change it using fdisk and I 
> > put it back to type 7 (NTFS/HTFS) reboot back to NT 
> > but I still can't see the drive. When I go back to
> > Linux 
> > The Partition ID type is back to type 17. 
> 
> I use Partition Magic & Boot Magic, and they hide
> partitions by setting bit 4 of the id, hence 07 -> 17
> 
> Perhaps other software does this as well?
> 
> Or else, NT is doing something funny with its boot
> loader? Or LILO is doing something strange? Although I
> havent come across this before when dual-booting NT &
> Linux.
> 
> What does the rogue partition show up as in NT disk
> manager?


NT Disk Administrator thinks its an "unknown" partition


> 
> > 
> > I have no problems mounting the partition from
> > Linux.
> > So what can I do to make NT see the light and accept
> > 
> > that the word does exist out side of NT. 
> > 
> > I can get all the data back by copying off from
> > Linux and
> > back on using NT but seems a little brutel!
> 
> Seeing as you can see it from Linux then at least
> everything is nominally OK, I would consider
> investigate other avenues first if you have the time,
> although if the data is important it would perhaps be
> better to back it up anyway
> 

First thing I did. mount and smb across to another machine 
I'd like to know whats happening for next time!

Alan
 

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