Re: Install Glitch
Steve Litt <[email protected]> Sat, 7 Jul 2012 14:44:23 -0400
| Newsgroups | gmane.org.user-groups.jaxlug |
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| Message-ID | <20120707144423.143e2e27@mydesk> |
So is there a way to use parted without creating a gpt instead of an
mbr? This sounds like a parted showstopper to me.
Thanks
SteveT
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On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 01:04:26 -0400, Andrew Leslie said:
> The only way to change it to a mbr is to wipe the entire drive. You
> are changing the partition layout and definition.
> On Jul 6, 2012 9:57 PM, "brett michaels" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > When I tried to install Arch on /dev/sdc4, it wouldn't install
> > because the partition labeled as "gpt" was incorrect and instructed
> > to use "GNU Parted" to change the label to "MBR".
> > I have been trying to do that, but the program does not seem to
> > recognize any drive other than /dev/sda.
> > Below is a pasted version of one of several attempts to change the
> > disk back to "mbr".
> > Is there any way to get the program to recognize the other 2
> > drives and change the label to "mbr" without losing data?
> > I also attempted to run GNU Parted from /dev/sdc, but it only
> > recognizes /dev/sda..
> > This disaster was the result of a failed attempt to install Centos..
> >
> > root@Plato:/home/rpmcmurphy# parted
> > GNU Parted 2.3
> > Using /dev/sda
> > Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
> > (parted) DEVICE /dev/sdc
> > align-check TYPE N check partition N for
> > TYPE(min|opt)
> > alignment
> > check NUMBER do a simple check on the
> > file system
> > cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to
> > another partition
> > help [COMMAND] print general help, or
> > help on COMMAND
> > mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel
> > (partition
> > table)
> > mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file
> > system on partition NUMBER
> > mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
> > mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a
> > file system
> > move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
> > name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as
> > NAME print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition
> > table, available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a
> > particular
> > partition
> > quit exit program
> > rescue START END rescue a lost partition
> > near START
> > and END
> > resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER
> > and its file
> > system
> > rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
> > select DEVICE choose the device to edit
> > set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on
> > partition NUMBER
> > toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG
> > on partition
> > NUMBER
> > unit UNIT set the default unit to
> > UNIT version display the version
> > number and copyright information of GNU Parted
> > align-check TYPE N check partition N for
> > TYPE(min|opt)
> > alignment
> > check NUMBER do a simple check on the
> > file system
> > cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to
> > another partition
> > help [COMMAND] print general help, or
> > help on COMMAND
> > mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel
> > (partition
> > table)
> > mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file
> > system on partition NUMBER
> > mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
> > mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a
> > file system
> > move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
> > name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as
> > NAME print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition
> > table, available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a
> > particular
> > partition
> > quit exit program
> > rescue START END rescue a lost partition
> > near START
> > and END
> > resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER
> > and its file
> > system
> > rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
> > select DEVICE choose the device to edit
> > set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on
> > partition NUMBER
> > toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG
> > on partition
> > NUMBER
> > unit UNIT set the default unit to
> > UNIT version display the version
> > number and copyright information of GNU Parted
> > (parted) print
> > Model: ATA WDC WD20EARS-00M (scsi)
> > Disk /dev/sda: 2000GB
> > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> > Partition Table: gpt
> >
> > Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
> > 1 17.4kB 1018kB 1000kB bios_grub
> > 2 1018kB 1984GB 1984GB ext3 boot
> > 3 1984GB 2000GB 16.4GB linux-swap(v1)
> >
> > (parted) DEVICE /dev/sdc mklabel
> > align-check TYPE N check partition N for
> > TYPE(min|opt)
> > alignment
> > check NUMBER do a simple check on the
> > file system
> > cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to
> > another partition
> > help [COMMAND] print general help, or
> > help on COMMAND
> > mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel
> > (partition
> > table)
> > mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file
> > system on partition NUMBER
> > mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
> > mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a
> > file system
> > move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
> > name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as
> > NAME print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition
> > table, available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a
> > particular
> > partition
> > quit exit program
> > rescue START END rescue a lost partition
> > near START
> > and END
> > resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER
> > and its file
> > system
> > rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
> > select DEVICE choose the device to edit
> > set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on
> > partition NUMBER
> > toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG
> > on partition
> > NUMBER
> > unit UNIT set the default unit to
> > UNIT version display the version
> > number and copyright information of GNU Parted
> > align-check TYPE N check partition N for
> > TYPE(min|opt)
> > alignment
> > check NUMBER do a simple check on the
> > file system
> > cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to
> > another partition
> > help [COMMAND] print general help, or
> > help on COMMAND
> > mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel
> > (partition
> > table)
> > mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file
> > system on partition NUMBER
> > mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
> > mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a
> > file system
> > move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
> > name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as
> > NAME print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition
> > table, available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a
> > particular
> > partition
> > quit exit program
> > rescue START END rescue a lost partition
> > near START
> > and END
> > resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER
> > and its file
> > system
> > rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
> > select DEVICE choose the device to edit
> > set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on
> > partition NUMBER
> > toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG
> > on partition
> > NUMBER
> > unit UNIT set the default unit to
> > UNIT version display the version
> > number and copyright information of GNU Parted
> > New disk label type? MBR
> > parted: invalid token: MBR
> > New disk label type? GPT
> > Warning: Partition(s) on /dev/sda are being used.
> > Ignore/Cancel? Cancel
> > (parted)
> >
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