xp runs great on my mini - but can't create new partition?

[pesos]

ok so i created an 8 gb OS X partition and 8 gb XP partition. xp is up and running just fine on my core solo mini.

I can reboot without issue.

However, I went into disk management and created a 30 gb FAT32 partition (to be used for common storage b/t OS X and Windoze). It creates and formats just fine, and is accessible.

Then I reboot, and when i get back into window, that partition is gone, vanished! Do i need to create new partitions in OS X for them to survive? or is the boot loader somehow eradicating my partition?

thanks =)
Wes

[paulyras]

Here's my thoughts. I'm assuming you've already partitioned the drive, but you left some space designated as unused (so you need to add a partition, but you're not changing existing partitions). The original partition table was written by OSX's disk utility, so I'd probably let it do any further configuration. In all honesty, I'm a little surprised windows disk management didn't mess up the drive altogether. Has anyone else played around with this?

[pesos]

XP won't do anything to the drive we don't tell it to, so unless you fudge around with the efi or os x partitions, it should be fine.

I will try partitioning the new "common" drive in OS X and see how that goes...

-Wes

[jedi150]

How can i create a new partition in the free space with the disk utility in OS X? I have 14 GB free Space on my HD, but in disk utility i can't see this. Is there a terminal command to do that?

[pesos]

ok i'm starting to remember why i hate OS X lol. the stupid disk utility is severely limited (typical apple not wanting to "scare" their users by giving them too much control, sigh). /rant off

i went to d/l iPartition but they don't have a version compatible with intel macs yet evidently.

anyone else know of a way to partition my empty space?

-Wes