Add support for recognizing partition type code 15 as "extended partition" #121
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("extended partition LBA") as a valid extended partition type,
additionally to 5 ("extended partition CHS") in the kernel
and in MAPDRV.COM.
Additionally, small fix in FDISK, which was creating FATs with one
extra sector when creating FAT16 filesystems.
Code 15 is "extended partition LBA", code 5 is the old "extended partition CHS".
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Add a paragraph explaining that 15 (extended LBA) is recognized as a valid extended partition type code since Nextor 2.1.2.
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Add support for recognizing partition type code 15 ("extended partition LBA") as a valid extended partition type, additionally to 5 ("extended partition CHS") in the kernel and in MAPDRV.COM.
A new command line tool is provided,
EPTCFT.COM(Extended Partition Type Code Fix Tool) that allows changing the partition type code of existing extended partitions from 5 to 15, and also back from 15 to 5 should that be needed for compatibility with old tools.Additionally:
Closes #113.