[CS-FSLUG] overlapping partitions

[Hilding Egestal]

The three partitions sda 7,8 and swap are connected to
PCLinuxOS and I would like to take them away.

--- Hilding Egestal <he7316575 at yahoo.se> skrev:

> Disk /dev/sda: 160,0 GB, 160041885696 byte
> 255 huvuden, 63 sektorer/spår, 19457 cylindrar
> Enheter = cylindrar av 16065 · 512 = 8225280 byte
> 
>     Enhet Start     Början        Slut     Block   
> Id
>  System
> /dev/sda1               1         869     6980211   
> c
>  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/sda2   *        5434       18182   102403035   
> 7
>  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda3             870        5248    35174317+ 
> 83
>  Linux
> /dev/sda4            5249       19457   114133792+  
> 5
>  Utökad
> /dev/sda5            5249        5433     1485981  
> 82
>  Linux växling / Solaris
> /dev/sda6           18183       18573     3140676  
> 83
>  Linux
> /dev/sda7           18574       18953     3052318+ 
> 83
>  Linux
> /dev/sda8           18954       19458     4050900  
> 82
>  Linux växling / Solaris
> 
> Posterna i partitionstabellen är inte i diskordning
> 
> --- Tim Young <Tim.Young at LightSys.org> skrev:
> 
> > If you do have overlapping partitions, then your
> > computer is already in 
> > jeopardy.  ;)
> > 
> > To better answer your, could you show us your
> > partition table?
> > 
> > The easiest way to do this, under ubuntu, is for
> you
> > to run fdisk -l 
> > /dev/[drive]
> > The fdisk "-l" is the letter L (lower-case)
> > the /dev/drive will be something like: /dev/hda
> > 
> > You may have to do a sudo:
> > sudo fdisk -l /dev/hda
> > 
> > An overlapping partition, depending on what the
> > partition is, and if you 
> > have data on both the partitions that overlap,
> > *will* result in lost 
> > data.  Basically the end result is that two
> > filesystems share the same 
> > hard-disk space.  It is a bad idea to have
> > partitions that overlap.
> > 
> >     - Tim Young
> > 
> > Hilding Egestal wrote:
> > > Hello
> > > Well, I think there is something wrong with the
> > > partition table. I cannot use Norton Partition
> > Magic
> > > and have a look at the partitions. With gparted
> it
> > is
> > > said that nothing is allocated. QTparted offers
> a
> > > possibility to make a new partition table. What
> > would
> > > happen with XP, using this offer?
> > >
> > > At the same time both XP and Ubuntu are still
> > working
> > > without problems, so actually I can live with
> > this,
> > > but I am just wondering if there could any major
> > > problems if I am not dealing with this now.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- John Mark Clayton <clayton256 at gmail.com>
> > skrev:
> > >
> > >   
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> This message happened because qtpartd
> incountered
> > a
> > >> condition that
> > >> should never exist.  Either there is a bug in
> > >> qtparted that the authors
> > >> might want to hear about or there is a problem
> > with
> > >> your hardrive
> > >> partition table.  Did you follow the
> instructions
> > >> for subitting a bug?
> > >> Make sure you're using the latest stable
> version
> > and
> > >> if the message
> > >> is reproduced send the text to the bug address
> > >> stated.
> > >>
> > >> I have used the gparted to create Windows and
> > Linux
> > >> partitions and
> > >> would probably trust the qt version as they
> both
> > use
> > >> the same core
> > >> code, libparted.  Many years ago I stopped
> > trusting
> > >> the Norton tools.
> > >> Just my opinion.
> > >>
> > >> Good luck,
> > >> Mark
> > >>
> > >> On 10/23/06, Hilding <he7316575 at yahoo.se>
> wrote:
> > >>     
> > >>> Well, I don't if this is the proper forum to
> ask
> > >>>       
> > >> about "overlapping
> > >>     
> > >>> partitions", but I'll do anyhow.
> > >>> This is what is said by sudo qtparted:
> > >>>
> > >>> Error: Can't have overlapping partitions.
> > >>> A bug has been detected in GNU Parted.  Refer
> to
> > >>>       
> > >> the web site of parted
> > >>     
> > >>> http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/parted.html
> > for
> > >>>       
> > >> more informations of
> > >>     
> > >>> what could be useful for bug submitting! 
> Please
> > >>>       
> > >> email a bug report to
> > >>     
> > >>> bug-parted at gnu.org containing at least the
> > version
> > >>>       
> > >> (1.6.25.1) and the
> > >>     
> > >>> following message:  Assertion (disk != NULL)
> at
> > >>> ../../libparted/disk.c:1074 in function
> > >>>       
> > >> ped_disk_next_partition() failed.
> > >>     
> > >>> I cannot understand, if this is due to a bug,
> or
> > >>>       
> > >> if I have used the
> > >>     
> > >>> wrong partition program, or too many partition
> > >>>       
> > >> programs. (I started with
> > >>     
> > >>> Norton Partition Magic)
> > >>>
> > >>> Well, what do You think? In Ubuntu, qtparted,
> it
> > >>>       
> > >> is possible to make a
> > >>     
> > >>> new partition table. Would that be "dangerous"
> > for
> > >>>       
> > >> my XP? I have dual
> > >>     
> > >>> boot with GRUB.
> > >>>
> > >>> /Hilding in Sweden
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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> > >>>       
> > >> -- 
> > >> clayton256 at gmail.com
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> 
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