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From: pct@LEO.Stanford.EDU (Peter C. Tam)
Subject: Looking for Disk Partition Editor
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1993 02:33:59 GMT
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  In 386bsd/NetBSD installation, it was mentioned that if you want to have
DOS partition coexisting with the Unix FileSystem, you have to edit the
type of Unix partition to a5.

  I have located 2 partition editors in dskutl in SimTel20, but both of them 
are very short sighted & will not edit type to any other values then DOS/DOS 
extended partition.

  I have also located a dskedit program that will binary edit the disk
by head & cylendar & sector, but I don't know the location of the type field
in the partition entry that I want to change to a5.

   So it all comes to this FAQ: Where can I find a PD partition editor that
will do the job??  Thank for any INFO!