partitioning my pre using gparted

woodmaster · 09/07/2010, 11:18 PM

the PS3 hack makes me revive an old post of mine. I asked if it was possible to make a USB bootable Linux partition just like a jump drive by partitioning the pre. If the PS can recognize the Pre as a USB drive @ boot why not a PC? Also, I wonder if anyone has ever partitioned their Pre, and what were the results? If I take the jump and do this, what are the odds it will be reversible without a doctor visit?

2sslow · 09/07/2010, 11:47 PM

unless you pc is running linnux I doubt it!

woodmaster · 09/08/2010, 06:46 AM

what OS the PC is running, has nothing to do withh the ability to recognize, and boot from a USB stick. The live Linux medium is loaded onto the USB drive and you tell the PC where to boot from. I can handle the partitioning, NP. What my concern is, is can the Pre handle it?

knobbysideup · 09/08/2010, 09:24 AM

That's a neat idea. I've opted to simply have GNU tools for windoze, some portable apps, and a custom launcher for it all on my pre. Plug it into a windoze box, and you have all of your toys ready to go. I can even run perl executables as #! scripts :-). Oh, and I run a portable wiki (moin) too!

acidhax · 09/08/2010, 09:47 AM

Well, you're messing with the partition table. I assume that the Doctor repairs things like damaged partitions. From what I gather, the USB portion is a separate partition from the OS, so it should be just fine.

woodmaster · 09/08/2010, 01:55 PM

Didn't know there were GNU tools for windows...That's interesting. I'll look into that. Aside from that, I want to be able to boot into Linux, not use GNU tools from windows. I do not like using windows when I don't have to. Just though it'd be easier to make a USB boot device on my Pre, than to carry Linux CD's around. I'm pretty sure the Doctor would fix it, just trying to avoid needing to doctor if I don't have to. I ran into issues the one time I tried it(with my first Pre) and don't relish the thought of being stuck into the corner where that's my only option. That being said, I will do it if the need arises and am not shy about having to try to reverse the change. What I VERY much want to know is, if I do this, will the rest of the functions of my Pre be unaffected? Has anyone ever tried to partition their Pre?

knobbysideup · 09/10/2010, 10:25 AM

GnuWin32

I used that as my base. I added other things that worked better as I discovered them. That gives a good start with a zsh environment. If you want, I can post the launcher script that I wrote that makes sure $HOME and everything get set properly from any machine when you launch zsh. This stuff wasn't written originally to be portable (run from a usb drive), but it didn't take a lot of effort to make it work.

Cantaffordit · 09/10/2010, 12:06 PM

if it worked, you would quickly realize that the memory used in the Pre is the slowest ever made. it would kill your performance.

09/07/2010, 11:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
woodmaster Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 309 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 79 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	partitioning my pre using gparted the PS3 hack makes me revive an old post of mine. I asked if it was possible to make a USB bootable Linux partition just like a jump drive by partitioning the pre. If the PS can recognize the Pre as a USB drive @ boot why not a PC? Also, I wonder if anyone has ever partitioned their Pre, and what were the results? If I take the jump and do this, what are the odds it will be reversible without a doctor visit?
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2sslow Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Somewhere n da 404 Posts: 2,237 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,039 Times in 551 Posts	unless you pc is running linnux I doubt it! __________________ Please hit the thanks button if I helped you If you've enjoyed my patches please feel free to donate towards further development. Follow the link below.
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09/08/2010, 06:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
woodmaster Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 309 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 79 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	what OS the PC is running, has nothing to do withh the ability to recognize, and boot from a USB stick. The live Linux medium is loaded onto the USB drive and you tell the PC where to boot from. I can handle the partitioning, NP. What my concern is, is can the Pre handle it?
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09/08/2010, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
knobbysideup Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 840 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 305 Thanked 108 Times in 70 Posts	That's a neat idea. I've opted to simply have GNU tools for windoze, some portable apps, and a custom launcher for it all on my pre. Plug it into a windoze box, and you have all of your toys ready to go. I can even run perl executables as #! scripts :-). Oh, and I run a portable wiki (moin) too! __________________ : (){:\|:&};:
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09/08/2010, 09:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
acidhax Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 150 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts	Well, you're messing with the partition table. I assume that the Doctor repairs things like damaged partitions. From what I gather, the USB portion is a separate partition from the OS, so it should be just fine.
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09/08/2010, 01:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
woodmaster Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 309 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 79 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	Didn't know there were GNU tools for windows...That's interesting. I'll look into that. Aside from that, I want to be able to boot into Linux, not use GNU tools from windows. I do not like using windows when I don't have to. Just though it'd be easier to make a USB boot device on my Pre, than to carry Linux CD's around. I'm pretty sure the Doctor would fix it, just trying to avoid needing to doctor if I don't have to. I ran into issues the one time I tried it(with my first Pre) and don't relish the thought of being stuck into the corner where that's my only option. That being said, I will do it if the need arises and am not shy about having to try to reverse the change. What I VERY much want to know is, if I do this, will the rest of the functions of my Pre be unaffected? Has anyone ever tried to partition their Pre?
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09/10/2010, 10:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
knobbysideup Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 840 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 305 Thanked 108 Times in 70 Posts	GnuWin32 I used that as my base. I added other things that worked better as I discovered them. That gives a good start with a zsh environment. If you want, I can post the launcher script that I wrote that makes sure $HOME and everything get set properly from any machine when you launch zsh. This stuff wasn't written originally to be portable (run from a usb drive), but it didn't take a lot of effort to make it work. __________________ : (){:\|:&};:
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09/10/2010, 12:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,150 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,911 Times in 2,777 Posts	if it worked, you would quickly realize that the memory used in the Pre is the slowest ever made. it would kill your performance.
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