Repeat the process for each partition to want to create. For the last partition, the default
last cylinder is generally be fine.
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e
extended
p
primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 2
First cylinder (526-1024, default 526):
Using default value 526
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (526-1024, default
1024):
Using default value 1024
For each partition, set the partition type to match the type of filesystem you are going to
create on it by typing t, the partition number, then the type code (L to view type codes).
In this example, we are creating FAT32 partitions (type code b).
Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): b
Changed system type of partition 1 to b (Win95 FAT32)
Type w to save your changes to the partition table. From the web management console,
select Advanced from the System menu, and click Reboot.
telnet or ssh to the SnapGear unit and login. For each partition, run the appropriate mkfs
command. To create FAT32 on our two example partitions, we use:
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