Re: partition table numberings
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Tom Pfeifer wrote:
> Just the fact that the logical partitions are not in disk order won't
> cause any problems for Linux. That's the result of how fdisk (and I
> guess parted too) handles things in an extended partition when you
> delete a volume that's not last, and then create a new one. It puts the
> newest volume last in the logical chain, even though it's not last on
> the disk.
>
> Most non-Linux partitioning programs will not do that, so the only thing
> I can say is that some non-Linux partitioning programs such as PM may
> not like it if you tried to use it on that disk. But probably you don't
> use any since you used parted for this job.
>
Yes, I use Debian primarily on my notebook.
So, now reading your reply I'm relaxed not to worry much :-)
Thanks.
rrs
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