README.create

# README to accompany create.sh

This is the file that accompanies create.sh to help noobs get through the fdisk section.Please just follow
along and answer the questions as I have. The first step will be deleting old partitions.
FOR THOSE THAT CHOOSE TO SKIP THE BADBLOCKS WIPE: I have no idea how many partitions your disk has,
the max possible is four. If you ever see:

    Command (m for help): d
    No partition is defined yet!

then you can stop trying to delete partitions and move on. 
If you wipe the disk then you don't have to worry about deleting partitions as they already have been.
Therefore I will not be showing the deletion of partitions in my example at the bottom.

Here are the selections you should make:

1a. IF YOU WIPED THE DISK DO NOTHING HERE.
1b. If you did not wipe the disk with badblocks then you first have to type: d
  A. This will ask you which partition to delete, start with "1".
  B. Do this again for each partition you have.
2. Type: n 
--This creates a new partition.
3. Type: p
--This is for a primary partition
4. Type: 1
--First partition
5. Type: enter
--Leave default
6. Type: +5M
--5MB size
7. Type: n 
--This creates another new partition.
8. Type: p
--This is for a primary partition
9. Type: 2
--Second partition
10. Type: enter
--Leave default
11. Type: enter
--Use rest of disk by default
12. Type: t
--Define type
13. Type: 1
--First partition
14. Type: 8e
--Linux LVM
15. Type: t
--Define type
16. Type: 2
--Second partition
17. Type: 8e
--Linux LVM
18. Type: p
--Prints current setup. Match it to mine and make sure it's the same apart from the disk sizes.
19. Type: w
--Writes all changes to the disk.
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Here is an example of my output:

Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
   p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
   e   extended
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-7634943, default 2048): 
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-7634943, default 7634943): +5M

Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
   p   primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
   e   extended
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 2): 2
First sector (12288-7634943, default 12288): 
Using default value 12288
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (12288-7634943, default 7634943): 
Using default value 7634943

Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): 8e
Changed system type of partition 1 to 8e (Linux LVM)

Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-4): 2
Hex code (type L to list codes): 8e
Changed system type of partition 2 to 8e (Linux LVM)

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdc: 3909 MB, 3909091328 bytes
121 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1017 cylinders, total 7634944 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
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1            2048       12287        5120   8e  Linux LVM
/dev/sdc2           12288     7634943     3811328   8e  Linux LVM

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

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If you get this error:

    WARNING: Re-reading the partition table failed with error 16: 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)
    Syncing disks.

then you need to try as root:

    partprobe /dev/yourdevice

If that doesn't work restart your operating system and start over.