[luau] Linux + NTFS re-partitioning (was Linux)

[MonMotha]

...
> 
> When I did an install of Mandrake on /hdb and used the
> partition tool that was part of the install, I noticed
> that some space was available on /hda, strangely in
> the middle of my four Windows partitions.  I decided
> that since it was a sizable chunk (about 1GB), I'd
> turn it into /swap.  When I booted into WinXP Pro
> after I installed Mandrake, it seems Windows
> recognized two of my three secondary NTFS partitions
> on /hda as Hidden NTFS partitions.  Since they are
> "Hidden", Windows will not let me designate drive
> letters to them.  Oops.  This is the first time I have
> had this problem, and if I wipe those two partitions
> out, no real loss.
...

If it really is just a hidden partition type in the partition table, you can 
always just run fdisk *under linux* and change the partition type (this is 
non-destructive, but always back up first) to whatever windows expects.

--MonMotha