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Old 06-17-2004, 09:27 PM   #1
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Dynamic partitions and linux


Hey guys,

2 of my windows drives are dynamic partitions.. and in order for me to transfer my (ndiswrapper and wireless lan drivers) to linux I need a fat32 partition.

Any utilities that you know of that go from dynamic to basic?

Or is my only option a complete re swiping of the drive?

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Old 06-18-2004, 11:18 AM   #2
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"2 of my windows drives are dynamic partitions.. and in order for me to transfer my (ndiswrapper and wireless lan drivers) to linux I need a fat32 partition.

Any utilities that you know of that go from dynamic to basic?

Or is my only option a complete re swiping of the drive?"

You do not need to wipe out your drive. You only need to create a fat32 file system on a single small partition. If the drivers are small enough you can use a floppy formatted as fat32 or fat16.

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