Chat about anything! (Part 4)

General Discussion
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how to create 64 elephant partitions on mbr disk

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Is this real?

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Nah it’s just my brain doing something.

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Creating 64 “Elephant” Partitions on an MBR Disk

An MBR‑style disk can hold up to 4 primary partitions. To exceed this, you create one extended partition and place logical partitions inside it. Each logical partition can be given any label you like—so you can call them “elephant‑001”, “elephant‑002”, … up to “elephant‑064”.

1. Prepare the Disk

  1. Back up any existing data.
  2. Boot a Linux live environment (or any OS with fdisk, parted, or gdisk).

2. Create the Primary/Extended Layout

Partition Size Type Purpose
/dev/sdX1 ≤2 TB Primary Optional data or OS
/dev/sdX2 ≤2 TB Primary Optional data or OS
/dev/sdX3 ≤2 TB Primary Optional data or OS
/dev/sdX4 Remainder Extended Container for the 64 logical partitions

Note: The extended partition must be the last primary entry (partition 4). Its size should cover the remaining free space on the disk.

3. Add the 64 Logical Partitions

Use fdisk (or parted) to create logical partitions inside the extended area.

# Example with fdisk
sudo fdisk /dev/sdX

# Inside fdisk:
#   n  → new partition
#   l  → logical (default after creating an extended)
#   +sizeM/G  → specify size (e.g., +500M)
#   t  → change type if needed (e.g., 83 for Linux)
#   w  → write changes

Repeat the n → l step 64 times, giving each partition a size that fits the total free space. Typical sizes might be 1 GB each, leaving room for a few larger partitions if desired.

4. Label the Partitions (Optional)

After creation, assign a label to each logical partition so you can identify them as “elephant” partitions.

sudo e2label /dev/sdX5  elephant-001
sudo e2label /dev/sdX6  elephant-002
# …
sudo e2label /dev/sdX68 elephant-064

Replace e2label with the appropriate tool for the filesystem you plan to use (e.g., ntfslabel for NTFS).

5. Format the Partitions

Choose a filesystem that fits your needs. Example for ext4:

for i in {5..68}; do
    sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX$i
done

6. Verify the Layout

sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdX

You should see:

  • 3 primary partitions (if you created them)
  • 1 extended partition covering the rest of the disk
  • 64 logical partitions numbered /dev/sdX5 through /dev/sdX68, each labeled “elephant‑###”.

Quick Checklist

  • Backup existing data.
  • Create three primary partitions (optional).
  • Create one extended partition as the fourth entry.
  • Inside the extended partition, add 64 logical partitions.
  • Label each logical partition “elephant‑###”.
  • Format each partition with the desired filesystem.
  • Verify with fdisk -l.

Following these steps gives you a functional MBR disk with 64 distinct “elephant” partitions.

tf is Duck.ai on

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This video is auto-dubbed. I don’t like the AI voice.

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It has been affecting literally everything

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Then it’s not an actual “elephant partition” because there is no such thing as it. That’s the label.

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The AI voice is saying like HURR DURR.

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“tf is Duck.ai on”
if you actually read that part along with everything it would actually be a good question

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:elephant:

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whats insane is how the forums has :transgender_flag: while my phone doesnt have that transgender flag emoji

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Welp I have a feeling that the AWS error will NEVER get fixed.

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…Oh no!

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https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/0850210a-c7fd-426d-ad7c-3aae924e2ece?platform=QnA(image larger than 4 MB)

Squidward can see this BSOD perfectly.

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what

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i love how nobody described it

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Oh wait, I haven’t asked this question for a long time!
Are you wearing short shorts?

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Yeah.
Mainly do it on weekends.

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I’m saying to Parfait.

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…Yeah?