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Create HFS+ and FAT32 partitions on one external drive.
Authored by: georgegraphics on Jun 17, '03 12:33:15PM

You can also create the partition on the mac, using pdisk.

Make sure all the volumes on the drive are unmounted. Then run

sudo pdisk

Type

e /dev/rdisk<num>

type 'p' to list the partitions on the disk

work out which one you want to edit and type 'C <partition num>

It'll ask your for some data - the size (use the size listed by 'p') and a type, use "Windows_FAT_32" or 16 or 12 for the FAT type you want. Then run the mkfs_msdos command in the hint. Saves the drive swap.



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Create DOS partitions on a Mac
Authored by: greed on Jun 17, '03 01:42:48PM
pdisk creates an Apple partition table. Linux can read that, but Windows (out of the box) cannot. Instead use fdisk, which creates a DOS partition table. Use with caution, though, as it looks like it only supports primary partitions, not extended/logical partitions. If you only want 2 partitions, that shouldn't be a problem, of course.

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