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Old 01-19-2008, 07:56 AM
Joe B.
 
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Default Re: lost HD in Win, after installing Linux



Bill Marcum wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:22:05 -0400, Joe B.
> <herzbua@rogers.com> wrote:
>
>>

> In Linux "fdisk -l", what is the ID of the FAT32 partition?
>

Hi bill and Charles,
thank you very much. Yes, Charles I had XP on the system before
Freespire, Yes, the HD in question was there before as well and worked
fine.Here is what fdisk shows:
> Disk /dev/hdd: 8700 MB, 8700346368 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1057 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hdd1 * 1 1057 8490321 83 Linux

I hope that's better small cap L looks too much like 1 and I'm an newbie
in Linux (curious how long this excuse will work :-), but I've got the
next one in my drawer, I'm getting old :-).
Thank you once more,
Joe.

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