Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Managing partitions using GDisk

Activating or deactivating a partition

A computer starts in an active partition. Using the /act or /-act switches, you can
choose the partition to which the computer starts.

Depending on the version of GDisk that you require, the syntax for this
command is one of the following:

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GDisk: gdisk disk /[-]act /p:partn-no

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GDisk32: gdisk32 disk /[-]act /p:partn-no

Hiding or unhiding a partition

You can hide a partition so that a user cannot see it.

Depending on the version of GDisk that you require, the syntax for this
command is one of the following:

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GDisk: gdisk disk /[-]hide /p:partn-no

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GDisk32: gdisk32 disk /[-]hide /p:partn-no

Table 10-7

/act switches

Switch

Explanation

disk

Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 8.

/act

Activates a partition.

/-act

Deactivates a partition.

/p:partn-no

Indicates the partition to activate or deactivate. Only primary
partitions can be activated. Use the number reported by GDisk in
standard display mode (not using /lba or /raw) for partn-no.

Table 10-8

/hide switches

Switch

Explanation

disk

Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 8.

/hide

Hides a partition.

/-hide

Unhides a partition.

/p:partn-no

Indicates the partition to hide or unhide. Use the number reported by
GDisk in standard display mode (not using /lba or /raw) for partn-no.