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On 07/03/2012 09:25:20 AM, Hinnerk van Bruinehsen wrote: |
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> On 03.07.2012 09:09, Helmut Jarausch wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > modern fdisk puts the first partition at block 63 while older |
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> > version have put it at block 1. |
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> > Now, I'm going to upgrade an older system. Is it safe to |
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> > repartition it by letting the first partition start 63 and |
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> > shortening the first partition by 62 blocks? |
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> > (I will loose the first partition which doesn't matter in my |
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> > case.) |
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> > Many thanks for sharing your experience, Helmut. |
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> > |
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> Do you want to resize the partition or do you want to delete and |
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> recreate it? |
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> The second option is no problem, the first could lead to some data |
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> loss (if you are unlucky). |
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I'd like to delete and recreate ONLY the first partition (which is |
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small). |
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The question is, can I keep the other partitions. |
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As far as I remember, I once deleted the extended partition and tried |
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to recreate |
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logical partitions "at the same place". But that didn't work. |
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Helmut. |
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