Fdisk without -b gives me the following: $ sudo fdisk 1024 /dev/sda1 Usage: fdisk [options] <disk> change partition table fdisk [options] -l [<disk>] list partition table(s) Options: -b <size> sector size (512, 1024, 2048 or 4096) -c[=<mode>] compatible mode: 'dos' or 'nondos' (default) -h print this help text -c[=<mode>] compatible mode: 'dos' or 'nondos' (default) -L[=<when>] colorize output (auto, always or never) -t <type> force fdisk to recognize specified partition table type only -u[=<unit>] display units: 'cylinders' or 'sectors' (default) -v print program version -C <number> specify the number of cylinders -H <number> specify the number of heads -S <number> specify the number of sectors per track For more details see fdisk(8). Richard ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Chandana De Silva" <chandana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: "Richard Vickery" <rmv1@xxxxxx> | Cc: laptop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Sent: Saturday, 2 August, 2014 02:47:31 | Subject: Re: fdisk problem | | Typically, /boot does not need to be anything more than 100 to 150 | mb. | | If it needs to be bigger than that, you have something very unusual | happening. | | Try fdisk without the -b option and see if it helps | | | _______________________________________________ laptop mailing list laptop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/laptop