From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f177.google.com (mail-qy0-f177.google.com [209.85.221.177]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1F31C1A32D for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:25:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by qyk7 with SMTP id 7so322549qyk.2 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:24:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:message-id:to :subject:in-reply-to:references:comments:date:from; bh=YPCznD2PIm+z5l0B+Ye4Usi2TAYsgk2UwGfjLHiY7L8=; b=bgCSXZsI3rdwKH0dMNRUSOrCi/OVacrRGvLRiQnd/yzdhqq5FB7gx8JGAp/pAaxg/5 C9P0wbz9/SCdZ/Yk77BES82Hzf7FXrDKp8dZaZR71BBpYOEG/bliMZTFMGZ2qFPQzEoy 0hKzJ18vzIUrR2mlhtlrGysv0PMnEqz3xMRJA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:to:subject:in-reply-to:references:comments:date:from; b=ujxReQa1BJLA/D+7bsCfMoDHy7DmdWKIyRv+8K+Sd+od9oLqsFagT0ka/r/yBDEHwZ FniHdCp9FLm+GKZ9m7FJqKozlRffTMeY/PkYGNBgMSJa+zoKK64Oy6iqe/TO+45zU4K6 Ks1LHJICmwqENenBtqvuX6fGDttl5eyZsI8c8= Received: by 10.229.212.132 with SMTP id gs4mr4368762qcb.53.1272489826192; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:23:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from main (TBSAUNDE-FRISBEE.WV.CC.CMU.EDU [128.237.233.96]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id y41sm154276qce.23.2010.04.28.14.23.44 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:23:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tbsaunde (helo=main) by main with local-esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1O7EjQ-0004mI-0W for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:23:44 -0400 Message-Id: To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Parted Not Found In-reply-to: <9E4AB14D503D4043A3239017A04F3E03@Jepelsy.local> References: <2622AA5A21514BDD897999DABA0F800A@lima> <20100428194844.GA23186@romuald.net.eu.org> <9E4AB14D503D4043A3239017A04F3E03@Jepelsy.local> Comments: In-reply-to "JP Jamous" message dated "Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:08:02 -0400." Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:23:43 -0400 From: trev.saunders@gmail.com X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:25:04 -0000 Hi, > I can afford losing the partition. I have an image of it. Plus this computer > has no screen nor keyboard. It is my testing machine. ok, unless you want to have fun fiddling with ntfs resize and parted I'd say re partition the disk and forget about the ntfs partition. What I'd do is figure out how you'd ideally layout partition sizes, and use parted to set up the partition table according to you wishes, then once linux is installed, you can copy the windows image onto the desired partition. FIrst to clear the old partition table just use rm with each partition you want to remove, then use create, and mkfs to make filesystems. > What I found interesting is that you told me to leave the rest > unpartitioned. Does that mean ArchLinux would create a primary partition > upon installation? I can't speak to the arch installer, but yes, when you went to install linux you'd be able to partition the free space as you liked. > Secondly, since it is a pain to take the hard drive out and hook it > externally to my other machine, is it possible to wipe the hard drive using > parted? I can then create a blank partition and throw the Windows image on > it. I assume RM 2 would delete it. > yes, as above rm will delete the given partition. then just setup the new partitioning scheme as you like, and copy the windows image. It doesn't really matter here, but fyi unless you specifically ask it to parted won't touch the data on the drive, it'll just change the partition table that says were partitions start. If you want to have some fun, I've seen this work, you can remove a partition from the table, and then put it back in the partition table and you'r data is still ok. Noe though that actually destroying the data on the disk does trully destroy the data. HTH Trev