Re: Fwd: Re: [PLUG] Adding a new HD

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

Russell Nordquist wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 16:23, Art Alexion wrote:
>  
>
> > LeRoy Cressy wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > First you need to use a disk partitioning tool like fdisk or cfdisk to
> > > partition the new drive.
> > >      
> > I am getting fdisk errors and segfaults.  Here is the output of 
> > /sbin/fdisk /dev/hdb:
> >
> >    Warning: too many partitions (16, maximum is 8).
> >
> >    
>
> It sound like your partition map is messed up. Try using "cfdisk" and
> see if it can handle it. 
I had to download and install cfdisk.  It worked!  Deleted the existing 
partition and created a new 5 g partition for /home  now to follow the 
other advice as to moving home there.

Now, a follow up question:  If I plan to install a new distro on the 
remaining 15 g, should I move /home first, or wait for the new distro to 
create a new /home in the partition and then just move the existing 
files there.  I assume that, in order to share this new /home directory 
between the distros, I need to have /home in its own partition.  I guess 
my question is whether to install the new distro first.

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