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11.Type “p” to print the partition table and verify no partitions exist
12.Type “n” to add a new BSD partition – the boot partition in this case
13.Type “a” for partition a.
14. | First cylinder: | Type “1”. |
15. | Last cylinder: | Type “2”. |
16.Type “n” to add a new BSD partition – the / (root) partition in this case.
17.Type “b” for partition b.
18. | First cylinder: | Type “3”. |
19. | Last cylinder: | Type “28”. |
20.Type “n” to add a new BSD partition – the swap partition in this case.
21.Type “c” for partition c.
22. | First cylinder: | Type “29”. |
23. | Last cylinder: | Type “550”. |
24.Type “n” to add a new BSD partition – the /usr partition in this case.
25.Type “d” for partition d.
26. | First cylinder: | Type “551”. |
27. | Last cylinder: | Type “1023” ; last cylinder - one. Do NOT accept the program |
| generated default of "1024" here, because of possible disk corruption. | |
28.Type “p” to print the partition table. You should notice that the fstype is set to unused for each of the partitions. This will have to be changed via “toggle” – see next step.
29.Type “t” to change the partitions filesystem id.
30.Type “a” for partition a – boot partitions use a “boot” code.
31.Type “L” to list the codes you can use.
32.Enter “d” for boot type.
33.Type “t” to change the partitions filesystem id.
34.Type “b” for partition b
35.Enter “8” for ext2 type.
36.Type “t” to change the partitions filesystem id.
37.Type “c” for partition c – swap partitions use a “swap” code.
38.Enter “1” for swap type.
39.Type “t” to change the partitions filesystem id.
40.Type “d” for partition d
41.Enter “8” for ext2 type.
42.Type “p” to print the partition table – Please verify all your settings.
43.Type “w” to write the disklabel to the disk.
44.Type “q” to quit.
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