linux-kernel - Re: completely hide parts of the partition table from Windows?

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Date:	Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:36:33 +0200
From:	"Andries E. Brouwer" <Andries.Brouwer@....nl>
To:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>
Cc:	"Andries E. Brouwer" <Andries.Brouwer@....nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: completely hide parts of the partition table from Windows?

On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 12:59:01AM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote:

>  >  > Make a table that has a Linux extended partition (type 85)
>  >  > that is short enough not to cause Windows to worry. Have logical
>  >  > partitions inside of any size and location you desire.
> 
> The problem here is that both fdisk and parted refuse to let me
> create a logical partition that exceeds the boundaries of the
> enclosing extended partition entry. So for this approach I'd have
> to find another Linux partitioning tool, or hack e.g. fdisk to
> bypass its safety checks (which do make sense for most use cases,
> just not for mine).

My plan would be (i) create the right logical partitions
(inside a sufficiently large extended one) using any partitioner.
(ii) change the type and size of the outer extended partition only,
for example using sfdisk. The -N option can be used to tell sfdisk
to change only a single partition entry.

Andries

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