[mythtv-users] Need help - partitioning foobar

[Michael T. Dean]

On 01/30/2013 11:16 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> On 30/01/13 14:22, Craig Huff wrote:
>> Thanks for the feedback, but I need a little more info.
>>
>> I know it started at sector 63 and used the whole disk -- originally
>> partitioned with gparted 0.5.1.  Do I just use gparted again and 
>> format  it
>> as JFS using the whole disk as I did originally, or do I need to do
>> something different to avoid wiping out the file definitions?
>>
> Whatever method you do, you do *not* want to reformat your volume, 
> ever. That is a sure way to lose your data!
>
> What you need to do is to recreate the information in the partition 
> table so that it replicates what was there before. Others have given 
> suggestions how that can be done.

Definitely a good point to make--just in case--but I'm guessing he 
meant, "set the partition type to JFS."  Still, it's good to get the 
proper terminology and warnings into the archives.  :)

Mike