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<!-- $Id: partition-programs.xml,v 1.2 2003/09/19 02:01:40 toff Exp $ -->
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<sect1 id="partition-programs">
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<title>Debian Partitioning Programs</title>
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<para>
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Several varieties of partitioning programs have been adapted by Debian
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developers to work on various types of hard disks and computer
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architectures. Following is a list of the program(s) applicable for
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your architecture.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<![ %fdisk.txt; [
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>fdisk</command></term>
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<listitem><para>
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The original Linux disk partitioner, good for gurus; read the
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<ulink url="fdisk.txt">fdisk manual page"</ulink> .
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</para><para>
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Be careful if you have existing FreeBSD partitions on your machine.
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The installation kernels include support for these partitions, but the
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way that <command>fdisk</command> represents them (or not) can make the
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device names differ. See the
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<ulink url="&url-linux-freebsd;">Linux+FreeBSD HOWTO</ulink>
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<![ %cfdisk.txt; [
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
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<listitem><para>
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A simple-to-use, full-screen disk partitioner for the rest of us; read
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the <ulink url="cfdisk.txt">cfdisk manual page</ulink>.
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</para><para>
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Note that <command>cfdisk</command> doesn't understand FreeBSD
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partitions at all, and, again, device names may differ as a result.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<![ %atari-fdisk.txt; [
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>atari-fdisk</command></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Atari-aware version of <command>fdisk</command>; read the
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<ulink url="atari-fdisk.txt"></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<![ %amiga-fdisk.txt; [
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>amiga-fdisk</command></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Amiga-aware version of <command>fdisk</command>; read the
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<ulink url="amiga-fdisk.txt"></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<![ %mac-fdisk.txt; [
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>mac-fdisk</command></term>
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<listitem><para>
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Mac-aware version of <command>fdisk</command>; read the
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<ulink url="mac-fdisk.txt"></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>pmac-fdisk</command></term>
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<listitem><para>
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PowerMac-aware version of <command>fdisk</command>, also used by BVM
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and Motorola VMEbus systems; read the
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<ulink url="pmac-fdisk.txt">pmac-fdisk manual page</ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<![ %fdasd.txt; [
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>fdasd</command></term>
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<listitem><para>
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&arch-title; version of <command>fdisk</command>; Please read the
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<ulink url="fdasd.txt">fdasd manual page</ulink> or chapter 13 in
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<ulink url="http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux390/docu/l390dd08.pdf">
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Device Drivers and Installation Commands</ulink> for details.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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One of these programs will be run by default when you select
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``Partition a Hard Disk''. If the one which is run by default isn't
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the one you want, quit the partitioner, go to the shell
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(<userinput>tty2</userinput>) by pressing <userinput>Alt</userinput>
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and <userinput>F2</userinput> keys together, and manually type in the
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name of the program you want to use (and arguments, if any). Then
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skip the ``Partition a Hard Disk'' step in
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<command>debian-installer</command> and continue to the next step.
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</para><para>
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If you will be working with more than 20 partitions on your ide disk,
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you will need to create devices for partitions 21 and beyond. The next
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step of initializing the partition will fail unless a proper device is
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present. As an example, here are commands you can use in
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<userinput>tty2</userinput> or under Execute A Shell to add a device
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so the 21st partition can be initialized:
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<informalexample><screen>
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cd /dev
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mknod hda21 b 3 21
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chgrp disk hda21
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chmod 660 hda21
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</screen></informalexample>
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Booting into the new system will fail unless proper devices are present
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on the target system. After installing the kernel and modules, execute:
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<informalexample><screen>
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cd /target/dev
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mknod hda21 b 3 21
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chgrp disk hda21
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chmod 660 hda21
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</screen></informalexample>
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</para>
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<para>
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Remember to mark your boot partition as ``Bootable''.
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</para>
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<![ %mac-fdisk.txt; [
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<para>
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See the
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<ulink url="mac-fdisk.txt">mac-fdisk manual page</ulink> for
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information on how to create partitions. One key point, is that the
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swap partition is identified on Mac type disks by its name; it must be
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named `swap'. All Mac linux partitions are the same partition type,
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Apple_UNIX_SRV2. Please read the fine manual. We also suggest reading the
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<ulink url="&url-mac-fdisk-tutorial;">mac-fdisk Tutorial</ulink>, which
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includes steps you should take if you are sharing your disk with
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MacOS.
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</para>
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]]>
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<![ %alpha; [ &partition-alpha.xml; ]]>
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<![ %hppa; [ &partition-hppa.xml; ]]>
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<![ %i386; [ &partition-i386.xml; ]]>
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<![ %ia64; [ &partition-ia64.xml; ]]>
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<![ %mips; [ &partition-mips.xml; ]]>
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<![ %powerpc; [ &partition-powerpc.xml; ]]>
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<![ %sparc; [ &partition-sparc.xml; ]]>
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</sect1>
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