How do you create hidden partitions in linux Mint?

I have found card backup readers have special programs that are seen by the phones and call for the apps to be installed. I need to reinstall these programs as I have accidentally destroyed the hidden partition by trying to make two partitions with gparted, which never shows the hidden partition.

Is there a program for Linux to do this, as there is one for Windows?

Hm. I think there is no such thing. It is not hidden partition, but a special (hidden?) directory.

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You need to provide more details about these "card backup readers". Make and model please.

It doesn't matter any USB will do. I have since found FBinst for windows appears not to be available.

Thanks for trying though.

With relation to your OP, we need to know which software is creating these hidden files. What are these "special programs" which you are talking about?

I agree with pan64. I have known software that creates hidden files (usually in your boot partition or similar) for copy protection purposes, but the chances of software creating and using a "hidden" partition are very small indeed.

in your file manager, navigate to the usb stick or whatever you're refering to, and enter Ctrl-h.
that should make hidden directories visible.
from a linux point of view, there's nothing special about such directories. if it contains windows software, just delete it...

No that's for files this is for hidden partitions. FBinst does this but does not appear anymore in the pointers.
I have found these
Makefile add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbinst.c add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbinst.h add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbmbr.S add fbinst source 4 years ago
version

Trying to compile fbinst.c but throws up errors in the compiler.

what's a hidden partition?
something should show up withor try gparted.

i seriosuly have no idea what you're talking about.

there does not appear to be any software called "fbinst" for linux.
what does it have to do with "hidden partitions" (but please define what that even means before answering)?

edit:
ok, did a Quick Search (tm) and came up with this.
this sort of tools (multi usb creators, yubi key ...) exist, no need to go searching for dead software.
incidentally, there's a link to an article about "Hidden Partitions" on that page. But as I suspected, that's a Windows term. No such thing in Linux - it's all just partitions.

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No it is exactly that a hidden partition. Many devices that backup phones use it.

What do you not understand? Don't blame Windows not responsible for this. Ubuntu does have a way of installing it but a pointers fail with 404 as the site no longer exist. It looks for this Download grubutil_scripts.zip and extract it to your home folder.

Read more: http://agnipulse.com/2011/02/install...#ixzz5jG8LFe1K


It is quite clear you can have hidden a partitions not seen by gparted and almost all partitioning tools except for fbinst
and maybe minitools. Unfortunately, FBinst is no longer available except in source.

Found in Google codes

..
Makefile add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbinst.c add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbinst.h add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbmbr.S add fbinst source 4 years ago
version

Tried compiling it but stuck with this.
#include "fb_mbr_rel.h"
#include "fb_mbr_dbg.h"
Cannot find these anywhere only referred to in the Makefile

In searching on the Duck, Google did not have this I have just found fbinst.exe

So will pop over to another machine to try to run it.

would be nice to show a documented example.

I think you misunderstood. First of all this is not a partition, but reserved space before the partition table. Or probably there is a partition type which is named hidden, because windows handle it as hidden, but that partition is visible an can be handled by gparted and any other partition handling tool (including windows).

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No you are wrong it is a hidden partition Nothing to do with windows either.

show me a working example

In Github
chenall/grubutils


@chenall
chenall add fbinst source
Latest commit 163a17f on 14 Feb 2015
Type Name Latest commit message Commit time
..
Makefile add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbinst.c add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbinst.h add fbinst source 4 years ago
fbmbr.S add fbinst source 4 years ago
version

As I said in compiling gets stuck at
#include "fb_mbr_rel.h"
#include "fb_mbr_dbg.h"

~/grubutils/fbinst.c$ gcc fbinst.c -o FBinst
In file included from fbinst.c:32:0:
version.h:1:1: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before numeric constant
1.6
^~~
fbinst.c:34:10: fatal error: fb_mbr_rel.h: No such file or directory
#include "fb_mbr_rel.h"
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.

If anyone can sort this out I can put it on my website so others can download for Linux.

I only have it now for Windoze as FBinst.exe

the best I can suggest is to contact the author