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Figure 56 shows an example of a primary partition on the disk /dev/sdb.
Assigning the system ID to the partition for an Intel host running Linux
Assigning the system ID to the partition for an Intel host running Linux
1. Assign the system partition ID.
2. Write the information to the partition table on the disk.
3. Exit the fdisk program.
Figure 57 on page 111 shows the assignment of the Linux system ID to the partition
(hex code 83).
# fdisk /dev/sdb
Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the dos compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partitions system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)
Figure 55. Example of different options for the fdisk utility
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-953, default 1): Enter
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-953, default 953): Enter
Using default value 953
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdb: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 953 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 953 975856 83 Linux
Figure 56. Example of a primary partition on the disk /dev/sdb
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