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