[ubuntu-uk] how to change hdd/partition numbering

[Renjith Nair]

These links may be of help although i personally support Kris's comments..

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=246506 (Some ideas about changing
the name for USB HD, the technique is similar for normal hard disk too)

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Partition.html ( Linux partition Guide)

Regards,
Renjith

On 23/01/2008, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 23/01/2008, Vitorio Okio <ovitorio at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I've deleted with GParted unwanted Dell Utility partition sited the
> first
> > on my HDD.  This partition was set as /dev/sda1, so all others followed
> > correspondignly: /dev/sda2, /dev/sda3, etc.
> >
> > Now after deleting and booting back in Ubuntu my now first partition is
> > still marked as /dev/sda2. And all others follow.
> >
> > How can I change this?  I would like my first partition being set /dev/
> > sda1, etc.?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
> That's the FSTAB mount points, I don't know if the OS would like these
> being changed, as GRUB bases its boot on these mount points... I'm not
> sure, anybody else?
>
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