on Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 08:53:27PM -0800, Bill Moseley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Just to confirm: > > I've got this on a laptop: > > # fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/hda: 20.0 GB, 20003880960 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2432 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 1 758 6088603+ b W95 FAT32 > /dev/hda2 2402 2432 249007+ 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda3 2280 2401 979965 83 Linux > /dev/hda4 759 2279 12217432+ 83 Linux > > I have no need for the FAT32 partiton, so is the procedure as simple as: > > 1) use cfdisk to change the type to 83 Linux and write the partition > table > > 2) format: > > mkfs.xfs /dev/hda1 > > 3) update /etc/fstab to mount it some place handy.
Right. > Missing anything obvious? Back up data first ;-) > Any need to re-run lilo? Nope. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Ceterum censeo, Caldera delenda est. SCO vs IBM Linux lawsuit info: http://sco.iwethey.org
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