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2010-09-05
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Do you need to resize an existing, possibly active, partition? Why not use Gparted on linux or a partitioner of choice on Win?
There is a CL prog called mkfs that is able to create partitions but it does not do resize operations. More info at the link below.
http://www.linfo.org/mkfs.html
There is a CL prog called mkfs that is able to create partitions but it does not do resize operations. More info at the link below.
http://www.linfo.org/mkfs.html
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2010-09-05
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Originally Posted by anthonie
i dont use linux on desktop
Do you need to resize an existing, possibly active, partition? Why not use Gparted on linux or a partitioner of choice on Win?
There is a CL prog called mkfs that is able to create partitions but it does not do resize operations. More info at the link below.
http://www.linfo.org/mkfs.html
and nope.. create new ones..
can you name a partitioning tool for windows?
**i tried using windows xp setup *it can create partitions* but it wont lemme make more than one partition on a mmmc
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2010-09-05
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How about booting a PC from the GParted Live CD and using that to partition your card?
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2010-09-05
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Originally Posted by rich c
like i said.. i'm a linux noob..
How about booting a PC from the GParted Live CD and using that to partition your card?
i could use the n900 itself
but i dont really know the function of any xterm commands except the REALLY basic ones
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2010-09-05
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Originally Posted by fahadj2003
Fear not, GParted is a GUI. The commonly circulated FUD that you have to use the command line to use Linux is just that. FUD. With any of the popular full blown desktop Linux distros, you use the command line becasue you want to not because you have to.
like i said.. i'm a linux noob..
i could use the n900 itself
but i dont really know the function of any xterm commands except the REALLY basic ones
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2010-09-05
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Originally Posted by rich c
oww
Fear not, GParted is a GUI. The commonly circulated FUD that you have to use the command line to use Linux is just that. FUD. With any of the popular full blown desktop Linux distros, you use the command line becasue you want to not because you have to.
well i'll give it a shot after i wake up
thanks
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2010-09-05
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I would go and give the gParted Live CD a shot. It is extremely good and as a user of both Win and Linux systems, I'd say the Linux variant wins hands on when it comes to system maintenance. Should you, nevertheless, prefer to use Windows, than Partition Magic is pretty decent (where pretty is a keyword, as I have seen things go wrong with that).
That being said, there should be no reason to be afraid of the CL either. Common belief is that it is some kind of wizardry to work with it, but added to rich c's true statement above, I would say, that too is a matter of FUD. After all, you already own a N900. Might as well get both your legs in the water now
Take a cup of coffee after you wake up and before you do this thing though!
That being said, there should be no reason to be afraid of the CL either. Common belief is that it is some kind of wizardry to work with it, but added to rich c's true statement above, I would say, that too is a matter of FUD. After all, you already own a N900. Might as well get both your legs in the water now
Take a cup of coffee after you wake up and before you do this thing though!
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2010-09-06
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Originally Posted by anthonie
actually im not a linux person coz the only reason i use my laptop for is games.. and most of them, or maybe all of em dont really work on linux
I would go and give the gParted Live CD a shot. It is extremely good and as a user of both Win and Linux systems, I'd say the Linux variant wins hands on when it comes to system maintenance. Should you, nevertheless, prefer to use Windows, than Partition Magic is pretty decent (where pretty is a keyword, as I have seen things go wrong with that).
That being said, there should be no reason to be afraid of the CL either. Common belief is that it is some kind of wizardry to work with it, but added to rich c's true statement above, I would say, that too is a matter of FUD. After all, you already own a N900. Might as well get both your legs in the water now
Take a cup of coffee after you wake up and before you do this thing though!
uhmm
can someone tell me how to create partitions using xterm?
i know how to to create 2 partitions *one for nitdroid/one usable by maemo*
but what im interested in is how to create 3 partitions
if someone can tell me how to use the commands *since im a linux noob
its an 8gb class 4 card and i need 1 partition for Nitdroid *i think its about 1500mb?* and another for about 3gig and rest for maemo
thank yous