[opensuse] Partitioning and formatting a drive
What do you use to partition and format a new hard drive? I tried to use Yast>Partitioner but it said I couldn't use that to do what I need done. It's a new bare SATA hard drive. -- (o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh The three best words in the English Language: "I LOVE YOU" Pass them on! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 03 March 2007 22:08, Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
What do you use to partition and format a new hard drive? I tried to use Yast>Partitioner but it said I couldn't use that to do what I need done.
Huh? That is *exactly* what you use it for. Are you sure you didn't misread the message? There is a warning blurb when you start it up, saying you should only use it when you know what you're doing. Is that what you mean? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Anders Johansson wrote:
On Saturday 03 March 2007 22:08, Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
What do you use to partition and format a new hard drive? I tried to use Yast>Partitioner but it said I couldn't use that to do what I need done.
Huh?
That is *exactly* what you use it for. Are you sure you didn't misread the message?
There is a warning blurb when you start it up, saying you should only use it when you know what you're doing. Is that what you mean?
OOOOpppsssss!!!!!! Never mind. I had a "senior moment". Either that or a brain fart. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 03 March 2007, Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
What do you use to partition and format a new hard drive? I tried to use Yast>Partitioner but it said I couldn't use that to do what I need done.
It's a new bare SATA hard drive.
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(o:]>*HUGGLES*<[:o) Billie Walsh ===============
Although I haven't checked what program Yast2 partitioner is using, it's odd it won't work for you. Alternatives, cfdisk from the shell or install parted and qtparted. qtparted is the gui for parted which seems to work well. lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 03 March 2007 15:08, Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
What do you use to partition and format a new hard drive? <CLI /on> :)
fdisk /dev/sdx# x for whatever device and # for the part no. Read the man pages and writeups on fdisk if you've never used it. Its the best way to go, but you need to know what you're doing. Use mkfs to place a file system on the new partition(s). mkfs is a frontend to the various mkfs.fstype tools under linux. -- Kind regards, M Harris <>< -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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