Re: Using gparted GUI to make GPT partition tables

2010-06-25 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 25. 06. 2010 21:29:51 je Celejar napisal(a): if all that's required is partitions that start at the beginning of the disk, end at the end, and each begin where the previous one leaves off, That's how I understood OP's question too. -- Regards, Klistvud Certifiable Loonix User #481801

Re: Using gparted GUI to make GPT partition tables

2010-06-25 Thread vr
On 6/25/2010 3:29 PM, Celejar wrote: I'm not sure what exactly we mean here by "special alignment", but if all that's required is partitions that start at the beginning of the disk, end at the end, and each begin where the previous one leaves off, then the GUI is fine, and no math is required, II

Re: Using gparted GUI to make GPT partition tables

2010-06-25 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:04:45 -0500 "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." wrote: > On Friday 25 June 2010 10:37:39 vr wrote: > > Is the GUI for gparted effective enough for "dummies" to get properly > > aligned partitions via mindless clicking? Or do you still have to do > > some math to get things just right?

Re: Using gparted GUI to make GPT partition tables

2010-06-25 Thread vr
On 6/25/2010 12:08 PM, Klistvud wrote: Dne, 25. 06. 2010 17:37:39 je vr napisal(a): Is the GUI for gparted effective enough for "dummies" to get properly aligned partitions via mindless clicking? Or do you still have to do some math to get things just right? It's as dummy-proof as it gets. No

Re: Using gparted GUI to make GPT partition tables

2010-06-25 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 25. 06. 2010 17:37:39 je vr napisal(a): Is the GUI for gparted effective enough for "dummies" to get properly aligned partitions via mindless clicking? Or do you still have to do some math to get things just right? It's as dummy-proof as it gets. No math required. Although, if you r

Re: Using gparted GUI to make GPT partition tables

2010-06-25 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Friday 25 June 2010 10:37:39 vr wrote: > Is the GUI for gparted effective enough for "dummies" to get properly > aligned partitions via mindless clicking? Or do you still have to do > some math to get things just right? IIRC, none of the gparted UIs do any special alignment of partitions. Howe

Using gparted GUI to make GPT partition tables

2010-06-25 Thread vr
Is the GUI for gparted effective enough for "dummies" to get properly aligned partitions via mindless clicking? Or do you still have to do some math to get things just right? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact lis