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 Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ * http://twitter.com/stevelitt Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance 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) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml Unsubscribe [email protected]
