Kruppt <[email protected]> writes: > On 2015-04-18, Rodolfo Medina <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> After resizing a partition on my hard disk, >> partition numbering changed and now >> number 7 comes before and number 6 comes after: >> >> Model: ATA SAMSUNG MP0402H (scsi) >> Disk /dev/sda: 40.1GB >> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B >> Partition Table: msdos >> Disk Flags: >> >> Number Start End Size Type File system Flags >> 1 32.3kB 8390MB 8390MB primary fat32 boot >> 2 8390MB 40.1GB 31.7GB extended lba >> 5 8390MB 9434MB 1045MB logical linux-swap(v1) >> 7 9434MB 26.2GB 16.8GB logical ext3 >> 6 26.2GB 40.1GB 13.8GB logical ext3 >> >> Is it possible, and how?, to correct that and change back 7 with 6? >> Googling around found no solution. >> >> Thanks for any help, >> >> Rodolfo >> >> > > Yes it is possible with GNU Linux fdisk in expert mode. > > Boot systemrescuecd (CD/USB) or GNU/Linux LiveCD > that has a recent version of GNU linux fdisk binary available. > run fdisk -l from root term or console > to determine proper drive dev location. > Then run for instance, if the drive shows to be > /dev/sda as determined via the output of fdisk -l. > Run fdisk as below: > fdisk /dev/sda > Then at the fdisk prompt type: > x > now you should be in expert mode and at the expert mode prompt. > type: > f > at the expert mode prompt. If all went right it will realign > partition order. When you are really sure you have done this > all properly, you would then type: > w > at the fdisk prompt and changes will be written to disk.
I solved it the other way I described in early posts of the present thread, but the one you suggest sounds even better. Thanks, Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
