simpler - using linux fdisk change the partition type to FAT32 (type c) and then mkfs.vfat on it - walla ! instant FAT32 partition.
Oded -- "It is often easier to fight for one's principles that to live up to them" -- Adlai E. Stevenson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diego G.Iastrubni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:45 AM Subject: a cfdisk usage question. > Hi. > > I want to delete an NTFS partition and write a new FAT/FAT32 one. I am using > cfdisk since windows fdisk does not let me delete ntfs partitions. > > Now, I have a primary fat32, an extended partition, and on that extended > partition, I have 1 etx2, 1 linux-swap, one NTFS, one FAT32. > > I delete the NTFS (without writing to the disk), and then create a new one. > cfisk asks me if I want that partition to be primary, or logical. > > Can this be true? The unallocated space is in the first location of the > extended partition, but still on the extended partition. how can cfdisk write > another primary partition? will it destroy ALL my partitions? > I think making another primary is cool, so that is what I am looking for. > > (if anyone knows another way to convert my ntfs to fat, he is welcomed to > speak, the data on that partition is useless, if that mathers) > > - diego > > -- > The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away. > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
