[DUAL BOOT] Windows can see only four primary partitions?

[BundlePlist]

Hello!

I've just finished to install succesfully Windows and Yosemite on my Hackintosh.

My 1 TB HDD is partitioned like this:
1) EFI Partition - 200 MB
2) "Macintosh HD" - 150 GB (HFS+)
3) "Recovery HD" - 650 MB
4) Windows 7 Partition - 345 GB (NTFS)
5) "Ciao" Partition - 480 GB (NTFS)
6) "Linux" Partition - 25 GB (where I plan to install Debian later)

In Yosemite "diskutil list" gives me this output:



Unfortunately Windows doesn't recognize the last two partitions (Ciao and Linux), showing them as "Unallocated Space".

I tried to change the filesystem of these two partitions, with no luck.

Besides, if I try to create a new partition from that space, Windows will give me a tricky alert warning me the entire disk will change its nature from Basic to Dynamic (I tried this: it will destroy all the other partitions).

It seems Windows can only manage up to four primary partitions...

How can I make Windows recognizing more than four primary partitions?
Is there any way to work around this problem?

Thanks in advance.

 

[RehabMan]

Hello!

I've just finished to install succesfully Windows and Yosemite on my Hackintosh.

My 1 TB HDD is partitioned like this:
1) EFI Partition - 200 MB
2) "Macintosh HD" - 150 GB (HFS+)
3) "Recovery HD" - 650 MB
4) Windows 7 Partition - 345 GB (NTFS)
5) "Ciao" Partition - 480 GB (NTFS)
6) "Linux" Partition - 25 GB (where I plan to install Debian later)

In Yosemite "diskutil list" gives me this output:
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Unfortunately Windows doesn't recognize the last two partitions (Ciao and Linux), showing them as "Unallocated Space".

I tried to change the filesystem of these two partitions, with no luck.

Besides, if I try to create a new partition from that space, Windows will give me a tricky alert warning me the entire disk will change its nature from Basic to Dynamic (I tried this: it will destroy all the other partitions).

It seems Windows can only manage up to four primary partitions...

How can I make Windows recognizing more than four primary partitions?
Is there any way to work around this problem?

Thanks in advance.

Disk Utility will create a GPT/MBR hybrid when you use it to create Windows partitions. Windows will look at the MBR, which will have only the first 4 partitions (one of which is EFI protective).

Create your Windows partitions first, followed by OS X/Linux partitions.

Alternatively, use Clover and pure GPT setup.

 

[buyerbb]

Hello
I have the same problem like you
How can you sokve the problem finally??
Thank you