cd1 wrote:
Hello,
I recently modified a partition (replacing W95-FAT32 by a Linux) using fdisk.
I was able to format it (filesystem ext3) and can mount it without any
problem as a Linux partition.
But fdisk still display it on the previous system type (see hereafter).
Why W95-FAT32 still displayed ?
And how to correct it ?
Note: my system is FC3
Thanks
(...)
fdisk -l
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 637 5116671 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda2 638 19700 153123547+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 19701 19929 1839442+ 82 Linux swap
(...)
mount
/dev/sda1 on /mnt/test type ext3 (rw)
(...)
Bye,
Bruno
As mentioned by other replies, the partiton type is independent of what
the partition actually contains. Using fdisk /dev/sda you can type p to
display the partition details. After seeing what your partitions look
like, you would type t to togle the partition type, then you should be
prompted for which partition to toggle type. You enter 1 for the first
partition (sda1) and for the type you enter 83 for Linux. After you
toggle the partition type, typing p should print what your partitions
should be identified as. If satisfied with the partition types, you type
w to save your partition information to disk.
If this does not work, I have no idea as to the problem.
Jim
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All new:
Parts not interchangeable with previous model.
