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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 
> Behalf Of Greg Pendler
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 11:37 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Unattended] Manual disk partitioning (linuxboot, 
> unattended 4.6) problem
> 
> Hi, All.
> 
> I'm trying to work with linuxboot CD. When choosing on of the 
> available 
> schemes everything works great. But i need from time to time to use 
> manual partitioning.
> I saw several posts in this list that point on problems with parted:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> net/msg03112.html
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> net/msg03366.html
> 
> I've tried many different ways to create partitions using 
> parted and i 
> find it very hard to accomplish.
> In many cases after issuing "mkpart" or "mkpartfs" command 
> nothing happens.
> Trying "mkfs 1 fat32" does not change anything. After all 
> that i receive 
> on first screen of XP setup error complaining on SWAP file.
> 
> I feel that i'm missing some "magic command", but i can't 
> find it. Can 
> someone, please, post an example of commands he's using to manually
> partition with parted.

I had the same problem, that "mkpartfs" does nothing. But the longer way
works for me:
--------
rm 2
mkpart primary fat32 start end
mkfs 2 fat32
set 2 boot on
--------


-- 
Moritz


> 
> Thanks in Advance,
> Greg
> 
> 
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