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In linux.gentoo.user, you wrote: |
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> On Sunday 27 February 2011 19:35:55 walt wrote: |
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>> I've used this product several times with perfect results (so far): |
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>> http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php |
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>> Of course if you already have a working linux machine you can install |
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>> gparted and use it that way to move, resize and create partitions. |
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>> Very easy and almost painless. |
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> Gparted is indeed pretty; I use it often to get a picture of the partition |
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> layout (I boot from System Rescue CD: http://www.sysresccd.org/). However, |
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> it leaves partitions in the wrong order if you insert one before another. |
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> Fdisk is ideal for fixing that: |
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> $ fdisk /dev/sda |
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> x |
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> f |
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> w |
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> Job done. |
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> Rgds |
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> Peter |
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I love systemrescuecd, it's saved my butt many times. Customizing it for |
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my own use was my introduction to gentoo. |
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caveat utilitor |
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