Re: [ros-bugs] [Bug 1460] Extended DOS Partition

[Royce Mitchell III]

ReactOS.Bugzilla(a)reactos.org wrote:
>  http://www.reactos.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1460
> greatlord(a)reactos.com changed:
>            What    |Removed                     |Added
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>              Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
>          Resolution|                            |WONTFIX
> ------- Comment #2 from greatlord(a)reactos.com  2006-05-08 21:13 CET -------
> you can not install any os on exstions partions
> what I know, a OS need be on primary partions
> This bug report is invaild in my eyes
>  
Umm... this is not strictly true. You *can* install an OS on an extended
partition. You just can't put the boot strap on an extended partition.
Note that this is not a discussion about how *wise* such a thing would be...

[Mike Swanson]

On Monday 08 May 2006 12:32, Royce Mitchell III wrote:
> >  what I know, a
> > OS need be on primary partions
> > This bug report is invaild in my eyes 
>  Umm... this is not strictly true. You *can* install an OS on an extended
>  partition. You just can't put the boot strap on an extended partition.
>  Note that this is not a discussion about how *wise* such a thing would
>  be... 
Actually, with an intelligent boot loader, you can chainload to a logical
partition. This can be done with GRUB, GAG, LILO, and probably others. Often
the only supported 'extended partition' format is the MS-DOS one, but
sometimes others (eg, BSD partitions) are supported too.
--
Mike