Re: USB pendrive mobility (fat32)?

On 09/02/2008, s. keeling <keeling@nucleus.com> wrote:
> Incoming from Adrian Levi:
> > On 09/02/2008, s. keeling <keeling@nucleus.com> wrote:
> > > Yeah, I think this stuff (talking to Win*) sucks too. And this is a
> > > Win* problem (sorry) but I'm a Debian user, not a Win* user, so I'm
> > > ignorant wrt this stuff. 4 Gb pendrive from Staples:
> > >
> > > (0) phreaque [root] /etc_ fdisk -l /dev/sda
> > >
> > > Disk /dev/sda: 4103 MB, 4103938560 bytes
> > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 498 cylinders
> > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> > >
> > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > > /dev/sda1 1 38 305203+ b W95 FAT32
> > > /dev/sda2 39 127 714892+ b W95 FAT32
> > > /dev/sda3 * 128 225 787185 83 Linux
> > > /dev/sda4 226 498 2192872+ 83 Linux
> > >
> > > Plugging that into the corporate WinXP laptop only displays the first
> > > ca. 300 Mb ptn. Why doesn't it see the 2nd? How have I borked the
> > > ptn table?
> >
> > Please correct me if i'm wrong but I thought that windows could only
> > handle one primary partition per device. Perhaps that is where your

>

Can windows display 4 primary partitions or are you talking about linux? I'm specifically talking about windows' ability to display more than one primary partition on a device be it pen drive, usb hard drive, sata/ide drive. I'f I'm wrong and windows can display more than one primary partition on a device please let me know, I'd love to know.

> > problem lies. remake your pendrive with cylinders 39 127 as sda5
> > (extended) and you should be fine I think.

>

That's what i'd do next.

Adrian

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