[CLUE-Tech] Partition Tools

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Robert-

I have set up this same scenario a hundred times, though i used 
partition magic (has to be 8 or later). That error message  *probably * 
means that XP has to be booted so that it can update it's own parittion 
table:.

G


Robert Woods wrote:

> My stepson is working on an installation of RedHat 7.1 to a Windows/XP 
> system. I apologize up front for the sketchy details.
>
> That said I know this.
>
> 1)      It is to be dual boot.
> 2)      It is to be backup to a production server that is running RH 
> 7.1. Hence the distro and release choice.
> 3)      He did do a de fragment on the XP partition
> 4)      He is attempting to use fips to partition the drive prior to 
> RH installation.
> 5)      The hardware is acer.
> 6)      fips is generating an error number of sectors does not match 
> partition info.
>
> On observation I have is that possibly XP has a "hidden" partition for 
> system recovery. Although XP does not seem to have a fdisk program 
> that might be helpful in displaying this information.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1)      What are the alternatives to fips you might suggest?
> 2)      Ideas on the nature of the problem.
>
> Regards Bob Woods
>
>
>
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