Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:49:14 -0800 (PST) From: saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu Subject: Re: modify existing partitions - newbie Message-ID: <20050128054914.65755.qmail@web51706.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200501271538.j0RFcMY08750@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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--- Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote: > > > > Hai, > > > > I just needed to delete some partitions(ad0s1e & > > ad0s1f) in my existing slice(ad0s1) and recreate > with > > some changes. > > > > 1) I tried using 'sysinstll --> Config --> Label' > , > > then delete e & f , but this couldn't write. It > says > > 'unable to write data on ad0' . What is the > problem? > > > > 2) Tried using 'disklabel -e ad0s1', then a file > > opens. I deleted the last two lines(e & f) and > saved. > > Now it shows as the following > > > > # /dev/ad0s1: > > 8 partitions: > > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize > > bps/cpg] > > a: 41943040 0 4.2BSD 2048 16384 > 28552 > > b: 4194304 83886080 swap > > c: 320159322 0 unused 0 0 > > > # "raw" part, don't edit > > d: 41943040 41943040 4.2BSD 2048 16384 > 28552 > > > > Is it the correct way to delete the partitions? > > First guess is not having permission. > It should be done in single user mode. > > Second guess is the partition you want to delete is > mounted. > > I have never tried to modify partitions on the disk > with root on it, > so maybe that presents special problems. You may > need to boot > from something else - live CD for example. > Now I tried to create new partitions on the free space of the existing slice in single mode, but I am getting the same error as 'unable to write data on ad0' . I am doing this in root user only. What are all the permissions should I have for this? Or please suggest me to create a partition in another way? Sarav __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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