adam jimerson gyayahhcharternet thursday 06 march 2008 105002 pm patrick shanahan wrote greg freemyer 030608 2242 want totally eliminate current partition setup dd ifdevzero ofdevsdx count1 reboot force partition table reread point yast work fine im sure way force reread partition table without reboot dont know command external drive iirc wouldnt disconnecting system reattaching force reread maybe different port patrick shanahan plainfield indiana usa hog us1244711 httpwahoonoiporg photo album httpwahoonoiporggallery2 registered linux user 207535 httpcounterliorg guess took forcefull approach turned external via power switch turned back yast able remove partitions created new one xfs reason partition table read first time listed devsdb7 second time read guess got error tried remove partition never existed fri 08 aug 2008 081010 0500 opensuse trouble reformatting hdd