Q: about reformat disk where Linux and Window coexist

[Bob McClure Jr]

Please don't top-post.  Please put your response at the bottom what
you are replying to, or intersperse your comments with the previous
post where appropriate.

Answer: Because it makes it easier to follow the sequence of
discussion.

Question: Why should I bottom-post?

On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:45:09PM -0400, Dabin Wang wrote:
> Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 03:40:33PM -0400, Dabin Wang wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>All fdisk infor from DOS are those that were sent before. Partition 
> >>Magic has more infor. After I reinstalled Linux, it looks like the 
> >>following:
> >>
> >>local Disk (C:)    FAT32    6722     6644    78  Active   Primary
> >>/boot(*.)            Linux Ext2 23    3    20    None   Primary
> >>(*.)                     Extended   2980   2980   none   Primary
> >>/(*.)                     Linux Ext2   2910   757   2152   None Logical
> >>SWAPSPACE   Linux Swap 70    0.0    70    None    Logical
> >>
> >>
> >>Dave
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >I'm going to guess at column headings here and attempt to reformat
> >the listing.
> >
> >Assigned to       FSType       End     Start Cylinders  Act    PartType
> >

Revised to:

    Assigned to       FSType     Size       ??       ??    Act    PartType
> >
> >>local Disk (C:)  FAT32       6722     6644       78  Active   Primary
> >>/boot(*.)        Linux Ext2    23        3       20    None   Primary
> >>(*.)             Extended    2980     2980       ??    none   Primary
> >>/(*.)            Linux Ext2  2910      757     2152    None   Logical
> >>SWAPSPACE        Linux Swap    70      0.0       70    None   Logical
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >I'd certainly rather have some partition numbers, and I don't
> >understand the data I've labeled "End", "Start", and "Cylinders",
> >because it looks like large parts of the disk are unused.  I guess my
> >labels are wrong, but that's the best I can make of it.
> 
> No, your label is not correct. For example, 6722 is the size of 
> partition (MB). In fact, the totol size is 10 GB.
> 
> Dave

Ok, what are the other columns?

And what of the other questions below?  Where are we going?

> >Meanwhile, you've reinstalled Linux.
> >
> >- Does it boot?
> >
> >- Does it work?
> >
> >- Do you still want to punt it or do you want it to work?
> >
> >Cheers,

Cheers,
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Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
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