> On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 06:38:30PM -0000, michael wrote: >> > I'm not sure if I'm messed up here but all advice welcome: >> > >> > I >> > used the WinXP setup CD to delete existing WinXP 32Gb partition, >> > created >> > 2 new 16Gb partitions, then made some spare space at end a new >> > partition >> > too (it may have been 2 new partitions). WinXP installed okay into >> one >> > of the partitions (didn't create a >> > filesys on the others). >> > >> > but then it seemed had to change from hda3 to hda6 to boot Debian and >> > then when do gpart/parted it gives a >> > smaller no. >> > of partitions than the XP setup made and has a couple with same >> > starting >> > point (byte? cylinder?).... >> > >> > I then deleted the new partitions (leaving WinXP in the new but >> smaller >> > partition) but still Debian (eg parted) only sees 3 partitions and two >> > of them start in same place. >> > >> > Sorry for lack of details - will write them down and post later today >> > >> > >> here are the details from fdisk, sfdisk and mount respectively: >> Disk /dev/hda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/hda1 * 1 2081 16715601 7 HPFS/NTFS >> /dev/hda2 4178 14592 83658487+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) >> /dev/hda5 4178 8354 33551721 b W95 FAT32 >> >> Command (m for help): >> >> >> >> Disk /dev/hda: 14593 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track >> Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from >> 0 >> >> Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System >> /dev/hda1 * 0+ 2080 2081- 16715601 7 HPFS/NTFS >> /dev/hda2 4177 14591 10415 83658487+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) >> start: (c,h,s) expected (1023,254,63) found (1023,0,1) > > I don't like this warning or its repeat below. if you haven't yet > installed deb, you might try rebuilding the partition table from the > installer, or a live CD. You SHOULD be able to do so without affecting > the ntfs partition, so long as you don't try to resize it (Though that > works now too). having said that, the data above from fdisk looks all > fine. > >> /dev/hda3 0 - 0 0 0 Empty >> /dev/hda4 0 - 0 0 0 Empty >> /dev/hda5 4177+ 8353 4177- 33551721 b W95 FAT32 >> start: (c,h,s) expected (1023,254,63) found (1023,1,1) >> /dev/hda6 8354 13955 5602 44998065 83 Linux >> start: (c,h,s) expected (1023,254,63) found (1023,0,1) >> >> >> /dev/hda6 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) >> proc on /proc type proc (rw) >> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) >> tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) >> usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw) >> /dev/hda5 on /data type vfat (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) >
Sorry, should have stated explicitly, that I had Debian & WinXP installed, then deleted 32Gb WinXP partition leaving Debian as is. Then used WinXP setup CD to create 2 new 16Gb partitions, in one of which I installed a new WinXP > your / is mounted on hda6 because 1) you've got a fat32 partition on > hda5 AND they are both logical partitions, not physical > partitions. logical partitions start their numbering at 5 and go up > from there. > > you questioned the '+' and '-' symbols in the partition tables. I > believe that merely refers to "a little bigger" or "a little smaller" > than the number listed. it is merely because the units used to display > the cylinder count and size of the partition is not precise enough -- > you've got fractional cylinders. > > hth > > A > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
