http://gparted.sourceforge.net/news.php See 8 July news. This bug bit me hard. I lost about two days of work on a golden image I was building. We all make bugs. There product is still great IMHO.
GParted 0.6.1 or later is good. BK On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Scott Siri <ss...@mendotahs.org> wrote: > 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> 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> 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> 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> >> >> 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> 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> >> >> >> 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? I'm >> >> >>> pretty >> >> >>> basic >> >> >>> when it comes to understanding of file systems and partitions. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Scott >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> *** This Email was sent by an educator at Mendota IL. >> >> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > *** This Email was sent by an educator at Mendota IL. >> >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> > >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > >> > >> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > > *** This Email was sent by an educator at Mendota IL. > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
