I pulled one off sourceforge yesterday but it was only 5.5. This was the link there site went to...then again maybe that was the live CD version for parted magic. I'll have to look for 6.1 and see if that is the gparted version on the cd. Ultimately I just prepped another similar computer elsewhere in the building and rebuilt my computer from that. Best I could tell I had messed up the partitions enough that it wasn't coming back. Thanks for all the help Scott GParted 0.6.1 or later is good. BK On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Scott Siri <<ss...@mendotahs.org>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>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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