[Techtalk] Extended Partitions

[TechChiq]

On Wed, 2003-11-19 at 16:17, Hamster wrote:
> Thanks for you response, but by what you've said it looks like you havent
> understood my original question. Perhaps I dont speak english very well
> anymore :)

Misunderstandings happen. :)

> So no, I'm not seeing any left-overs from anything else. This isnt about
> dual-booting or anything like that. I'm simply wondering what the difference
> is between the extended partition types 0x05 and 0x85, and if choosing one
> over the other has any implications for the types of logical drives that can
> be created within it.

I admit I'm not sure I understand the differences myself. I usually look
at things as ext2, ext3, swap, root, vfat, fat, etc. About all I know
about primary and extended is that Windows needs to be on the primary
partition and Linux can boot from an extended if needed. 

As for the types, I'm hoping someone else can answer that one. I'll be
watching this thread so I can learn myself. :)

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