Thank Bob, it works Then, It can reproduce the issue under fdisk, I delete 2 partitions (6 and 7) and create 2 new ones (with different size). Then I get: /dev/sdd1 4096 26617855 26613760 12.7G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sdd2 26619705 38909429 12289725 5.9G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sdd3 38909430 49142834 10233405 4.9G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sdd4 49142835 976768064 927625230 442.3G 5 Extended /dev/sdd5 49142898 98301734 49158837 23.5G 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sdd6 190466703 251915264 61448562 29.3G 83 Linux /dev/sdd7 251915328 309267314 57351987 27.4G 83 Linux /dev/sdd8 309270528 461461503 152190976 72.6G 83 Linux /dev/sdd9 98304000 99327999 1024000 500M 83 Linux /dev/sdd10 99330048 190466639 91136592 43.5G 83 Linux Partition table entries are not in disk order. Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered. Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Re-reading the partition table failed.: Device or resource busy The kernel still uses the old table. The new table will be used at the next reboot or after you run partprobe(8) or kpartx(8). Then, if I want to fix the partition order with fdisk expert f it mess up every thing again! What do I need to run? Thank. =========================================================================== Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdupre@xxxxxxx Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère | | Université du Littoral-Côte d'Opale | | Tel. (33)-(0)3 28 23 76 12 | | Fax: 03 28 65 82 44 189A, avenue Maurice Schumann | | 59140 Dunkerque, France =========================================================================== > Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 at 11:24 PM > From: "Robert Nichols" <rnicholsNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Hard drive issue > > On 09/04/2015 03:40 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I tried to modified a partition table by using fdisk, but it > > failed. Now I am in trouble. I setup the disk inside an external usb enclosure > > and try to access it. > > > > After I turn the enclosure on, I only have a short time to interact with > > the disk (maybe 15 s). > > During this time I can make a fdisk and I get: > > Omitting partitions after #60. They will be deleted if you save this partition table. > > > > Disk /dev/sdd: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors > > Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > Disklabel type: dos > > Disk identifier: 0x000bf5b4 > > > > Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type > > /dev/sdd1 4096 26617855 26613760 12.7G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT > > /dev/sdd2 26619705 38909429 12289725 5.9G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT > > /dev/sdd3 38909430 49142834 10233405 4.9G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT > > /dev/sdd4 49142835 976768064 927625230 442.3G 5 Extended > > /dev/sdd5 49142898 98301734 49158837 23.5G 82 Linux swap / Solaris > > /dev/sdd6 98304000 99327999 1024000 500M 83 Linux > > /dev/sdd7 99330048 190466639 91136592 43.5G 83 Linux > > /dev/sdd8 190466703 251915264 61448562 29.3G 83 Linux > > /dev/sdd9 251915328 309267314 57351987 27.4G 83 Linux > > /dev/sdd10 309270528 461461503 152190976 72.6G 83 Linux > > /dev/sdd11 98304000 99327999 1024000 500M 83 Linux > > /dev/sdd12 99330048 190466639 91136592 43.5G 83 Linux > > /dev/sdd13 190466703 251915264 61448562 29.3G 83 Linux > [SNIPPED] > > Partition table entries are not in disk order. > > > > Here is the previous partition table: > > > > Disk /dev/sdb: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors > > Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > Disklabel type: dos > > Disk identifier: 0x000bf5b4 > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdb1 4096 26617855 13306880 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT > > /dev/sdb2 26619705 38909429 6144862+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT > > /dev/sdb3 38909430 49142834 5116702+ 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT > > /dev/sdb4 49142835 976768064 463812615 5 Extended > > /dev/sdb5 49142898 98301734 24579418+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris > > /dev/sdb6 * 98301798 112647779 7172991 83 Linux > > /dev/sdb7 112647843 190466639 38909398+ 83 Linux > > /dev/sdb8 190466703 251915264 30724281 83 Linux > > /dev/sdb9 251915328 309267314 28675993+ 83 Linux > > /dev/sdb10 309270528 461461503 76095488 83 Linux > > > > > > > > How, can I fix this partition table (actually only 2 partitions : 6 and 7) > > are wrong. > > To force the partition table back into that previous state, first > put the following text into a file goodparts.txt : > > ################################### > unit: sectors > > /dev/sde1 : start= 4096, size= 26613760, Id= 7 > /dev/sde2 : start= 26619705, size= 12289725, Id= 7 > /dev/sde3 : start= 38909430, size= 10233405, Id= 7 > /dev/sde4 : start= 49142835, size=927625230, Id= 5 > /dev/sde5 : start= 49142898, size= 49158837, Id=82 > /dev/sde6 : start= 98301798, size= 14345982, Id=83, bootable > /dev/sde7 : start=112647843, size= 77818797, Id=83 > /dev/sde8 : start=190466703, size= 61448562, Id=83 > /dev/sde9 : start=251915328, size= 57351987, Id=83 > /dev/sde10: start=309270528, size=152190976, Id=83 > ################################### > > Then, start up the drive, and as soon as it becomes ready run: > > sfdisk --force /dev/sdd <goodparts.txt > > Be absolutely certain that the drive is coming up as /dev/sdd, > because sfdisk will happily overwrite the partitioning of whatever > drive you say. > > -- > Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. > Do NOT delete it. > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? 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