Linux partition command Follow-up

sudo fdisk-lsudo fdisk/dev/sdb

Help command

Command (mfor help): m

Command Action
A toggle a bootable flag
b Edit BSD Disklabel
C Toggle the DOS compatibility flag
D Delete a partition
L list known partition types
M Print this menu
n Add a new partition
o Create a new empty DOS partition table
P Print the partition table
Q Quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun Disklabel
t change a partition ' s system ID
U Change display/entry units
V Verify the partition table
W Write table to disk and exit
X Extra functionality (experts only)

Command (M for help): P

disk/dev/sdb:16.1 GB, 16131293184 bytes
255 heads, sectors/track, 1961 cylinders, Total 31506432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * MB = bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): bytes/512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): bytes/512 bytes
Disk identifier:0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/DEV/SDB1 2 614457 307228 b W95 FAT32
/DEV/SDB2 614459 12001823 5693682+ af hfs/hfs+

Delete Patition

Command (M for help): D
Partition number (1-4): 1

Command (M for help): P

disk/dev/sdb:16.1 GB, 16131293184 bytes
255 heads, sectors/track, 1961 cylinders, Total 31506432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * MB = bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): bytes/512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): bytes/512 bytes
Disk identifier:0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/DEV/SDB2 614459 12001823 5693682+ af hfs/hfs+

Command (M for help): D
Selected Partition 2

Command (M for help): P

disk/dev/sdb:16.1 GB, 16131293184 bytes
255 heads, sectors/track, 1961 cylinders, Total 31506432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * MB = bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): bytes/512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): bytes/512 bytes
Disk identifier:0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

New Patitioin

Command (M for help): n
Partition Type:
P Primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
E Extended
Select (default P): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-31506431, default 2048):
Using Default Value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{k,m,g} (2048-31506431, default 31506431):
Using Default Value 31506431

Command (M for help): P

disk/dev/sdb:16.1 GB, 16131293184 bytes
255 heads, sectors/track, 1961 cylinders, Total 31506432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * MB = bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): bytes/512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): bytes/512 bytes
Disk identifier:0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/DEV/SDB1 2048 31506431 15752192-up Linux

Change Patition type

Command (M for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): b
Changed system type of partition 1 to B (W95 FAT32)

Command (M for help): P

disk/dev/sdb:16.1 GB, 16131293184 bytes
Heads, 6 sectors/track, 109397 cylinders, total 31506432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * MB = bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): bytes/512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): bytes/512 bytes
Disk identifier:0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/DEV/SDB1 2048 2000000 998976+ b W95 FAT32
/DEV/SDB2 2000001 30000000 14000000-up Linux
/DEV/SDB3 30000001 31506431 753215+-up Linux

Command (M for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 2
Hex code (type L to list codes): 87
Changed system type of partition 2 to (NTFS volume set)

Command (M for help): P

disk/dev/sdb:16.1 GB, 16131293184 bytes
Heads, 6 sectors/track, 109397 cylinders, total 31506432 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * MB = bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): bytes/512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): bytes/512 bytes
Disk identifier:0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/DEV/SDB1 2048 2000000 998976+ b W95 FAT32
/DEV/SDB2 2000001 30000000 14000000 NTFS Volume set
/DEV/SDB3 30000001 31506431 753215+-up Linux

sudo mkfs-t ntfs/dev/sdb2

Cluster size has been automatically set to 4096 bytes.
Initializing device with zeroes:3% ....

Linux partition command Follow-up