CentOS - Dec 2010 - use parted to create "raw paration"????

we have CENTOS 5.5 on X86.  I tried to create a "raw partition" (NOT
FS) on a disk and it continue to show "ext3".  How can I get ride of
it?


===   procedures====
# parted /dev/sde
GNU Parted 1.8.1
Using /dev/sde
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) p                                                                

Model: DELL PERC 5/E Adapter (scsi)
Disk /dev/sde: 3146GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End    Size   File system  Name      Flags
 1      17.4kB  120GB  120GB               primary        
 2      120GB   240GB  120GB  ext3         primary2  
     
(parted) rm 2                                                             
(parted) p                                                                

Model: DELL PERC 5/E Adapter (scsi)
Disk /dev/sde: 3146GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End    Size   File system  Name     Flags
 1      17.4kB  120GB  120GB             

(parted) mkpart prm2 120g 240g                                            
(parted) p                                                                

Model: DELL PERC 5/E Adapter (scsi)
Disk /dev/sde: 3146GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End    Size   File system  Name     Flags
 1      17.4kB  120GB  120GB               primary       
 2      120GB   240GB  120GB  ext3         prm2

Hello,

I use fdisk.  

fdisk /dev/sde

Hit p to see the list of partitions.  Press d to delete a partition.  Press n
for a new partition.


Hope that helps.



Tommy

On Dec 16, 2010, at 11:12 AM, mcclnx mcc <mcclnx at yahoo.com.tw> wrote:
> we have CENTOS 5.5 on X86.  I tried to create a "raw partition"
(NOT FS) on a disk and it continue to show "ext3".  How can I get ride
of it?
> 
> 
> ===   procedures====> 
> # parted /dev/sde
> GNU Parted 1.8.1
> Using /dev/sde
> Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
> (parted) p                                                                
> 
> Model: DELL PERC 5/E Adapter (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sde: 3146GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
> 
> Number  Start   End    Size   File system  Name      Flags
> 1      17.4kB  120GB  120GB               primary        
> 2      120GB   240GB  120GB  ext3         primary2  
> 
> (parted) rm 2                                                             
> (parted) p                                                                
> 
> Model: DELL PERC 5/E Adapter (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sde: 3146GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
> 
> Number  Start   End    Size   File system  Name     Flags
> 1      17.4kB  120GB  120GB             
> 
> (parted) mkpart prm2 120g 240g                                            
> (parted) p                                                                
> 
> Model: DELL PERC 5/E Adapter (scsi)
> Disk /dev/sde: 3146GB
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
> Partition Table: gpt
> 
> Number  Start   End    Size   File system  Name     Flags
> 1      17.4kB  120GB  120GB               primary       
> 2      120GB   240GB  120GB  ext3         prm2          
> 
> 
> 
> 
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