I'm using parted magic which seems like a live CD running gparted am I correct? How do I check version number? Scott On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Bill Kampmeyer <<bk...@shi85.org>bk...@shi85.org> wrote: Correct, I deleted the Dell made Boot utility partition and the partition that contains the recovery image. I used the latest, again the summer GPartd has a data destroying bug, latest is great. then I expanded the OS partition to fill the extra space. Also I added an 8 gb FAT partition that staff may use to transfer data if on the domain or off. BK On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:31 PM, K Lesko <<kle...@gmail.com>kle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bill did you just delete the Util and recovery partitions and then expand > the OS partition in one step prior to pulling the image? > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:28 AM, Bill Kampmeyer > <<bk...@shi85.org>bk...@shi85.org> wrote: >> >> I had similar trouble a few months ago. On my laptops I always add a >> 4 to 8 GB FAT partition and drop a link to it on all user's desktops. >> This allows staff to have a place to put files they can access if on >> the domain or away. We were is a bit of a hurry so I did not clean up >> the Dell recovery partition. This let many partitions that seemed to >> caused dd ( I believe FOG uses GNU/Linux dd) problems. Also W7 seems >> to do something new with the MBR I have not seen before that forces >> drive maintenance to, it looks like, rebuild the MBR. Just a guess, >> the HD needed some system recovery work using the boot up utilities on >> the OS disk. >> >> The fix involved using the very latest GPartd (the summer release had >> a bad data destroying bug) to remove all of those blasted >> utility/recovery partitions - both the recovery boot and the recovery >> data partition and the OS boot disk maintenance mentioned [ this >> maintenance was needed after GPartd did its job]. Then that image was >> easily uploaded and deployed using the OUTSTANDING and indispensable >> FOG. Excellent work Chuck and Jian!! >> >> HTH >> BK >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Scott Siri >> <<ss...@mendotahs.org>ss...@mendotahs.org> wrote: >> > I got impatient. I combined all three partitions into one last night. >> > Look >> > this morning like it hosed the machine. Unless there is a bios setting >> > I'm >> > missing, it seems to be having trouble loading the OS. The partition is >> > now >> > called dev\sda2 according to gparted. >> > >> > is this the normal name for the primary partition? My understanding is >> > I >> > can't rename the partition without killing all data on it. I did not >> > get >> > that warning when I combined the FATs onto the NTFS last night. >> > >> > The computer is a Dell Dimension 4600. We have many of these and I just >> > wanted an image. Silly me to think it would be simple. >> > >> > Scott >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:05 AM, K Lesko >> > <<kle...@gmail.com>kle...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Sounds like a manufacturer's utility partition and a partition to >> >> restore >> >> the OS. What brand of computers are they? I am not sure what the best >> >> way >> >> to proceed would be. If you have more than one of these systems that >> >> you >> >> can get an image from I would use a partition editor from a boot disk >> >> (DOS >> >> FDISK, GPARTED) to eliminate the FAT partitions and see if FOG would >> >> then >> >> allow you to pull an image. >> >> >> >> If this is the only system you have I would use ghost or clonzilla etc. >> >> to >> >> get an image of the OS before I messed with the partitions. If the >> >> above >> >> doesn't work you may need to re-partition the drive to a single NTFS >> >> partition and put the OS image back on before FOG will pull an image. >> >> >> >> Let us know, I will likely be headed down this path in a week or so. . >> >> . >> >> >> >> Kevin >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Scott Siri >> >> <<ss...@mendotahs.org>ss...@mendotahs.org> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I have a computer all ready to pull an image from. >> >>> >> >>> FOG wont do it and the errors seem to point to a partition issue. >> >>> >> >>> The hard drive seems to have a FAT partition of 49MB, FAT32 partition >> >>> of >> >>> 3.5GB and NTFS partition of 145GB. >> >>> >> >>> I don't know when or why these were all created on here. Can I merge >> >>> the >> >>> two small ones into the larger without killing off my OS? 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