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atis

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Registered: 2019-01-01

Posts: 17

[Solved] fdisk error Failed to remove partition 2 from system:

I'm trying to install Arch on an NVMe SSD.

These are the exact commands I put in

fdisk /dev/nvme0n1p5
g
n
1
2048
+300M
t
1
1
w

The partition table has been altered.
Failed to remove partition 2 from system: Invalid argument 
Failed to remove partition 3 from system: Invalid argument 

I looked around but the I'm not sure if what other threads suggested is what might be causing this error.
I suspect it's something to do with the drive? I have successfully installed 2 arch OSs on my PC (both have Samsung SATA SSD). This machine has a Toshiba NVMe SSD.

Help is appreciated!

Last edited by atis (2019-01-15 12:57:54)

jbenge1

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Registered: 2018-04-09

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Re: [Solved] fdisk error Failed to remove partition 2 from system:

My drive is labelled something like

/dev/nvme0n1

and whenever I create a parition it is labelled

/dev/nvme0n1pX

have you tried

fdisk /dev/nvme0n1

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fdisk

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jasonwryan

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Re: [Solved] fdisk error Failed to remove partition 2 from system:

fdisk /dev/nvme0n1p5

p5 is a partition, is it not?

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atis

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Registered: 2019-01-01

Posts: 17

Re: [Solved] fdisk error Failed to remove partition 2 from system:

Ah I completely forgot about the thread, sorry about that and yeah that was it. I feel so stupid now. Thanks for the help!