DOS ain't dead - Considering MS-DOS

Considering MS-DOS (Users)

posted by paulrichards, 01.08.2011, 01:41

> > Ron: my problem is that I'm not sure how to go about partitioning a hard
> > disk in that way.
>
> The first (primary) partition should go in during the DOS installation,
> whichever DOS you choose.
> After that, DOS FDISK can create and format the other FAT16 partitions,
> including any "extended DOS" partitions.
>
> I would advise against using a Linux application to create DOS
> partitions.
> Partitions should be created, and formatted, in the OS they are for: create
> DOS partitions in DOS, Linux partitions in Linux, otherwise it can mangle
> the partition tables.
>
> I learned that the hard way !

Ron: as I said in my reply to Dennis, I need to read up about partitioning especially setting up from scratch, as it were.

Your comment about using a Linux application is noted.

---
Paul
Melbourne, Australia

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