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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: orange on September 22, 2013, 11:15:54 AM

Title: hdd, problem with partitioning
Post by: orange on September 22, 2013, 11:15:54 AM

i've tried to use 40G hdd instead of 120G (pfs3ds) simply by truncating its clone. it seems to work, partitions can be used, but there is wrong information in hdtoolbox/hdinsttools. start and end cylinder are wrong even though it works, new hdd has different geometry or something. i need to fix it so that new partition can be added, how to do it?

Title: Re: hdd, problem with partitioning
Post by: Thomas on September 22, 2013, 12:24:16 PM

http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/fixhddsize

Title: Re: hdd, problem with partitioning
Post by: orange on September 22, 2013, 01:50:59 PM

thanks Thomas, but it says "the disk is already installed correctly".

it reports total 4864 cylinders, but second partition starts at 32269 cyl (and ends at the same one!).

I made a mix of images, and it caused this mess. would like to fix without format.

your rdbsalv doesn't find working partitions.

edit: never mind, I managed to create new partition. I'll just ignore existence of 250G partition on 40G disk.