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[SOLVED] debian graphical installation, question about partition tables (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm on partition disks, configuring LVM on a computer with 2 drives: /dev/nvme01 is the device I want to install in, SCSI2 is a storage HDD I do not want to format, I need the data.

What bugs me is 'the partition tables of the following devices are changed': both drives.

Am I going to lose data in the second drive, SCSI2, if I proceed? Should I physically remove the second drive instead?

ETA: thanks for your input

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[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago

If you are unsure I would certainly disconnect the second drive just to be sure and have piece of mind.

[–] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Likely changing the "active" flag or boot stuff, but as the other commenter says, if you aren't 100% confident, disconnect the scsi

[–] oo1@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

also if you "need" the data on SCSI.
2 backups are recommended anyway, but esp before fdisking around with partitions.