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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Resizing ntfs creates a hidden partition
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:55:06
Message-Id: E33F013D-3672-4919-A109-13A0276CE1DB@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Resizing ntfs creates a hidden partition by Mick
1 On 20 Feb 2010, at 11:23, Mick wrote:
2 > ...
3 > ===================================================
4 > cfdisk (util-linux-ng 2.16.1)
5 > ...
6 > Pri/Log 133208105* 976768064 0 843559960*Free
7 > Space None
8 > ===================================================
9 >
10 > I am not sure what the asterisks are for after the last sector on the
11 > second and third partitions.
12
13 I read the manpage for you:
14
15 ... It can also display the size in sec-
16 tors and cylinders (see the change units command below). If
17 an aster-
18 isk (*) appears after the size, this means that the
19 partition is not
20 aligned on cylinder boundaries.
21
22 On most pagers you can search for "asterisk" by pressing the forward-
23 slash ("/") key and typing "asterisk".
24
25 Stroller.