[mythtv-users] Need advice re: expand/replacement storage

Thomas Mashos thomas at mashos.com
Fri Jan 25 21:26:50 UTC 2013


On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 1:22 PM, HP-mini <blm-ubunet at slingshot.co.nz> wrote:

On Fri, 2013-01-25 at 14:08 -0600, jedi wrote:
>
>
> > > > AFAIK fdisk does not support GPT partitioning & does not default to
> > > > correct alignment.
> > >
> > >
> > > > The stock disk tools in *buntu 12.04 are not up to the job either.
> > > > It is easy enough to build latest stable "gparted" from source on
> Ubuntu
> > > > 12.04 & 10.04.
> > > >
> > >
> > > sudo apt-get install gdisk.  No need to build gparted.
> >
> > ...you beat me to it.
> >
> > I use gdisk for my really-large drives in Ubuntu. Works like a charm.
> >
> > [deletia]
> >
> >     I have a number of Seagate 3TB drives. I also have various drives
> > in other sizes (1TB, 1.5TB, 2TB).
> >
>
> The stock "gdisk" version in ubuntu 12.04 is labelled "beta" & is from
> 21/11/2011.
>
> I prefer to use a stable/bugfix release.
>
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Not sure where you are seeing beta in there. I see this as the version in
12.04


gdisk (0.8.1-1build1) precise; urgency=low

  * Rebuild for libicu48.

 -- Colin Watson <cjwatson at ubuntu.com>  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:09:06 +0000


Thanks,

Thomas Mashos
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