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Re: a cfdisk usage question.
- To: "Diego G.Iastrubni" <iastrubn(at-nospam)012.net.il>, <linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
- Subject: Re: a cfdisk usage question.
- From: "Oded Arbel" <oded(at-nospam)geek.co.il>
- Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 02:05:56 +0200
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- References: <20011129234529.XZUZ1180.fep1@there>
- Sender: linux-il-bounce(at-nospam)cs.huji.ac.il
simpler - using linux fdisk change the partition type to FAT32 (type c) and
then mkfs.vfat on it - walla ! instant FAT32 partition.
Oded
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Diego G.Iastrubni" <iastrubn@012.net.il>
To: <linux-il@linux.org.il>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:45 AM
Subject: a cfdisk usage question.
> Hi.
>
> I want to delete an NTFS partition and write a new FAT/FAT32 one. I am
using
> cfdisk since windows fdisk does not let me delete ntfs partitions.
>
> Now, I have a primary fat32, an extended partition, and on that extended
> partition, I have 1 etx2, 1 linux-swap, one NTFS, one FAT32.
>
> I delete the NTFS (without writing to the disk), and then create a new
one.
> cfisk asks me if I want that partition to be primary, or logical.
>
> Can this be true? The unallocated space is in the first location of the
> extended partition, but still on the extended partition. how can cfdisk
write
> another primary partition? will it destroy ALL my partitions?
> I think making another primary is cool, so that is what I am looking for.
>
> (if anyone knows another way to convert my ntfs to fat, he is welcomed to
> speak, the data on that partition is useless, if that mathers)
>
> - diego
>
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