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partition editor - rxb - 02-04-2017
when i try and adjust any of the partition sizes gparted has a cow because there is 1 partition that spans across 4 or 5 in all of the android releases.
is there a partition editor which can deal with this and not have a fit about it?
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seems like this problem gets solved by flashing with etcher instead of DD (even on DD images). i dont understand why, the images worked in the pine 64 but had overlapping partitions when burnt with DD
RE: partition editor - MarkHaysHarris777 - 02-05-2017
(02-04-2017, 09:21 PM)rxb Wrote: when i try and adjust any of the partition sizes gparted has a cow because there is 1 partition that spans across 4 or 5 in all of the android releases.
is there a partition editor which can deal with this and not have a fit about it?
gparted is the partition editor of partition editors
Technical terms like 'fit' and 'cow' aside, if gparted can't handle it, nothing can.
RE: partition editor - dkryder - 02-05-2017
(02-04-2017, 09:21 PM)rxb Wrote: when i try and adjust any of the partition sizes gparted has a cow because there is 1 partition that spans across 4 or 5 in all of the android releases.
is there a partition editor which can deal with this and not have a fit about it?
there has been some discussion on the forum about the issue you refer to and some posters think it's a matter of the image itself being made incorrectly. and if so the best thing to do is create a correct new image
RE: partition editor - rxb - 02-05-2017
(02-05-2017, 12:12 PM)dkryder Wrote:(02-04-2017, 09:21 PM)rxb Wrote: when i try and adjust any of the partition sizes gparted has a cow because there is 1 partition that spans across 4 or 5 in all of the android releases.
is there a partition editor which can deal with this and not have a fit about it?
there has been some discussion on the forum about the issue you refer to and some posters think it's a matter of the image itself being made incorrectly. and if so the best thing to do is create a correct new image
yeah - i came to that conclusion when i flashed with etcher instead of DD and it had a reasonably looking partition arrangement thanks for your help tho! very useful!