[ltp] linux on my T43p

[Igor V. Rafienko]

on Sep 8, 2006, 09:46, Pino Giaquinto wrote:

> If I boot with Slackware I can't see the hidden partition
> using fdisk /dev/sda... I just see /dev/sda1 (NTFS).


lapdance ~ # fdisk -l /dev/sda | grep 'sda[12]'
/dev/sda1               1        3230    24418768+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2           12376       12921     4127760   12  Compaq diagnostics
lapdance ~ # fdisk -v
fdisk v2.12r
lapdance ~ #

That 0x12 is the R&R partitition. Very visible and very deletable.


> Must I disable "IBM Predesktop Area" (in the BIOS Security category) to 
> see it?


No.

The R&R partition is definitely accessible to fdisk when set to "Normal" 
or "Disable" in BIOS. Not sure about "Secure", though.


> The 'Disable' option delete the hidden partition or unhide it?


It certainly does not delete it.

Don't be afraid to test this stuff. Just make a copy of the factory state 
(through windows and thinkvantage software suite).





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