Re: Change partition numbering
On 2015-04-18, Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> After resizing a partition on my hard disk,
> partition numbering changed and now
> number 7 comes before and number 6 comes after:
>
> Model: ATA SAMSUNG MP0402H (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sda: 40.1GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: msdos
> Disk Flags:
>
> Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
> 1 32.3kB 8390MB 8390MB primary fat32 boot
> 2 8390MB 40.1GB 31.7GB extended lba
> 5 8390MB 9434MB 1045MB logical linux-swap(v1)
> 7 9434MB 26.2GB 16.8GB logical ext3
> 6 26.2GB 40.1GB 13.8GB logical ext3
>
> Is it possible, and how?, to correct that and change back 7 with 6? Googling
> around found no solution.
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Rodolfo
>
>
Yes it is possible with GNU Linux fdisk in expert mode.
Boot systemrescuecd (CD/USB) or GNU/Linux LiveCD
that has a recent version of GNU linux fdisk binary available.
run fdisk -l from root term or console
to determine proper drive dev location.
Then run for instance, if the drive shows to be
/dev/sda as determined via the output of fdisk -l.
Run fdisk as below:
fdisk /dev/sda
Then at the fdisk prompt type:
x
now you should be in expert mode and at the expert mode prompt.
type:
f
at the expert mode prompt. If all went right it will realign
partition order. When you are really sure you have done this
all properly, you would then type:
w
at the fdisk prompt and changes will be written to disk.
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