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=== Restore extended partition table === | === Restore extended partition table === | ||
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sfdisk /dev/hda < /tmp/hda | sfdisk /dev/hda < /tmp/hda | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 25 August 2008
sfdisk
On Ubuntu you may have to install the util-linux package:
aptitude install util-linux
Backup extended partition table
sfdisk -d /dev/hda > /tmp/hda
Restore extended partition table
sfdisk /dev/hda < /tmp/hda
Note that you can edit /tmp/hda between Backup and Restore. You can use this to extend the last partition if you imaged from a smaller drive to a larger drive. You cannot use this to manipulate partitions in the middle without destroying their contents.
