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Jerry H Chambers wrote:
>
> The 3 DOS versions of FDISK that I have 

Do not use the DOS version of fdisk to set up your
Linux partition.  Use the Linux version.

> The Linux version, that is in BasicLinux, only accepts 
> command line options and they are l,u,s,b and v - no t.

Execute:  fdisk /dev/hda
You will get:
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Command (m for help):
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Enter:  m
You will get:
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Command action
    a    toggle a bootable flag
    b    edit bsd disklabel
    c    toggle the dos compatibility flag
    d    delete a partition
    l    list known partition types
    m    print this menu
    n    add a new partition
    o    create a new empty DOS partition table
    p    print the partition table
    q    quit without saving changes
    s    create a new empty Sun disklabel
    t    change a partition's system id
    u    change display/entry units
    v    verify the partition table
    w    write table to disk and exit
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Cheers,
Steven