> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Unattended] Manual disk partitioning > (linuxboot, unattended 4.6) problem > > Hi, > > Thanks for your answer. Why you're using MINOR 2? I usually > use the fisrt > partition. Maybe that's the point i'm missing, can you > explain, please? sorry, I have Win2K on minor 1 and WinXP on minor 2. These four commands are for removing the second partition, create a new fat32 and set the boot flag.
-- Moritz > > Kind Regards, > Greg > > > 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 > > -------- > > > > > Quoting Moritz Engel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > Moritz > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from > > > real users. > > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start > reading now. > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > > _______________________________________________ > > > unattended-info mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products > from real users. > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start > reading now. > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > unattended-info mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from > real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=ick > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
