Symantec 10024709 manual Activating or deactivating a partition, Hiding or unhiding a partition

Managing partitions using GDisk

Activating or deactivating a partition

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Activating or deactivating a partition

A computer starts in an active partition. Using the /act or /-act switches, you can choose the partition to which the computer starts.

Depending on the version of GDisk that you require, the syntax for this command is one of the following:

■GDisk: gdisk disk /[-]act /p:partn-no

■GDisk32: gdisk32 disk /[-]act /p:partn-no

Table 10-7	/act switches
Switch	Explanation
disk	Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 8.
/act	Activates a partition.
/-act	Deactivates a partition.
/p:partn-no	Indicates the partition to activate or deactivate. Only primary
	partitions can be activated. Use the number reported by GDisk in
	standard display mode (not using /lba or /raw) for partn-no.

Hiding or unhiding a partition

You can hide a partition so that a user cannot see it.

Depending on the version of GDisk that you require, the syntax for this command is one of the following:

■GDisk: gdisk disk /[-]hide /p:partn-no

■GDisk32: gdisk32 disk /[-]hide /p:partn-no

Table 10-8	/hide switches
Switch	Explanation
disk	Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 8.
/hide	Hides a partition.
/-hide	Unhides a partition.
/p:partn-no	Indicates the partition to hide or unhide. Use the number reported by
	GDisk in standard display mode (not using /lba or /raw) for partn-no.